A SHOT IN THE DARK (1964, UK/USA, 103m, PG) **** Comedy, Mystery dist. United Artists; pr co. The Mirisch Corporation; d. Blake Edwards; w. Blake Edwards, William Peter Blatty (based on the play by Harry Kurnitz from the play ‘L’idiote’ by Marcel Achard); pr. Blake Edwards; ph. Christopher Challis (DeLuxe | 2.35:1); m. Henry Mancini;…
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Film Review – THE SWISS CONSPIRACY (1976)
THE SWISS CONSPIRACY (1976, USA/West Germany, 89m, PG) **½ Action, Crime, Thriller dist. S.J. International Pictures (USA), Warner Brothers (UK); pr co. Durham Productions / Bavaria Atelier; d. Jack Arnold; w. Norman Klenman, Philip Saltzman, Michael Stanley (based on a story by Norman Klenman, Horward Merrill and Norman Sedawie); pr. Maurice Silverstein; ph. W.P. Hassenstein…
Film Review – DEADLIER THAN THE MALE (1967)
DEADLIER THAN THE MALE (1967, UK, 101m, 12) **½ Adventure, Crime, Thriller dist. Rank Film Distributors (UK), Universal Pictures (USA); pr co. Santor Film Productions; d. Ralph Thomas; w. Jimmy Sangster, David D. Osborn, Liz Charles-Williams (based on a story by Jimmy Sangster and characters created by Herman C. McNeile & Gerard Fairlie); pr. Betty…
The Restoration of The Swiss Conspiracy
In the break between seasons one and two of his TV series Harry O, David Janssen travelled to Europe to star in Warner Brothers’ action crime thriller The Swiss Conspiracy. The film is an obscure title from 1976, which dropped into obscurity only to resurface in dodgy home video releases having lapsed into the public…