This is nothing like ,book, which I think is superior, but having said tha,t as a movie it stands up really well. It is of its time, as it were but none the worse for it. I have just watched it for the first time in 15 years and thoroughly enjoyed it. All in all a great movie.
It is hard to come by on Amazon etc, so many thanks.:~)
@TheMoviePlanet MacLean's reason for using a pseudonym for a couple of novels was to demonstrate that it wasn't just his name on the cover that caused them to sell. This was a pretty good book - I'd probably have enjoyed it more if I had read it before "Goodbye California" which re-uses a certain plot point. "The Dark Crusader", now, that was a really great read. One of his very finest.
Thanks very much for posting. Pity about the aspect ratio though. I loved this movie as a kid on TV. I only found out later that it's based on an Alistair MacLean story, whom I liked very much in general. This is available on DVD now.
Thankyou very much for posting this, saw the film on TV in 1985 and been waiting ever since to see it again. I remember that the music is great in this too. Grazie
Brilliant thriller from the 60s few people have heard of. More chilling and relevent today than when it was made. Great early score form Jerry Goldsmith.
Superb.Thanks.
zoilo72 1 month ago
I thought this was about the evil twin to Herbie "the love bug" haha :)
oatstao 2 months ago
This is nothing like ,book, which I think is superior, but having said tha,t as a movie it stands up really well. It is of its time, as it were but none the worse for it. I have just watched it for the first time in 15 years and thoroughly enjoyed it. All in all a great movie.
It is hard to come by on Amazon etc, so many thanks.:~)
MrCyclist68 3 months ago
It says right in the credits, "Based on the novel by IAN STUART." Was this a pen name, or it is an error to credit this to Alistair McLean?
robert101455 5 months ago
@robert101455 a pen name for Alistair MacLean. He also wrote The Dark Crusader under that name for some reason.
TheMoviePlanet 5 months ago
@TheMoviePlanet MacLean's reason for using a pseudonym for a couple of novels was to demonstrate that it wasn't just his name on the cover that caused them to sell. This was a pretty good book - I'd probably have enjoyed it more if I had read it before "Goodbye California" which re-uses a certain plot point. "The Dark Crusader", now, that was a really great read. One of his very finest.
LABCall 3 months ago
This is one of my favorite movies, even though there's a lot to it I didn't understand.
ie Why wasn't such a big made about Reagan's muder early on?
OK, no biggie, but what other movies besides this and Andromeda Strain are there, that are alike, same era? (with all the old mopars and such).
InsanityHere 1 year ago
Thanks very much for posting. Pity about the aspect ratio though. I loved this movie as a kid on TV. I only found out later that it's based on an Alistair MacLean story, whom I liked very much in general. This is available on DVD now.
aplantage 1 year ago
The opening theme is very weird and a bit scary
luridplanet 1 year ago 2
I love the way they used light back then. Like in the lab scenes, the dramatic red light coming from the side :D
puppeli 1 year ago
Thankyou very much for posting this, saw the film on TV in 1985 and been waiting ever since to see it again. I remember that the music is great in this too. Grazie
GREENTAMBOURINE 1 year ago
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Great movie. Well done for uploading it!
bauplunk 1 year ago
grazie, grazie mille per the upload! i've been looking for this a long time!
teaguetodd 1 year ago
Brilliant thriller from the 60s few people have heard of. More chilling and relevent today than when it was made. Great early score form Jerry Goldsmith.
sciencemobster 1 year ago