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When an industrialist's wife and kids are kidnapped by terrorists in Greece, the woman's ex-husband comes to the rescue with a plan involving hang gliders.When an industrialist's wife and kids are kidnapped by terrorists in Greece, the woman's ex-husband comes to the rescue with a plan involving hang gliders.When an industrialist's wife and kids are kidnapped by terrorists in Greece, the woman's ex-husband comes to the rescue with a plan involving hang gliders.
Zouzou
- Female terrorist
- (as Zou Zou)
Antonis Antypas
- Dimitri
- (as Anthony Antypas)
Ernie F. Orsatti
- Joe
- (as Ernie Orsatti)
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- TriviaThe monastery location seen in the film is located at Meteora, Greece. Its the same famed region that featured in the later James Bond movie For Your Eyes Only (1981). The monastery was also used in Boy on a Dolphin (1957), memorable for the scene in which the art dealer played by Clifton Webb uses the old hand-cranked elevator to get to the top, assisted by the establishment's monks.
- GoofsDuring the supposed night-time rescue operation when the rescuers hang-glided in for the rescue, you can clearly see the shadows of the hang gliders on the rocks below them. So, clearly these scenes were shot in the daytime with a dark filter used to make it look like nighttime.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-in Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 6 (1999)
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"You must not be afraid to make a decision".
Looks cheap, grungy and is thinly plotted, but the cast (James Coburn, Robert Culp, Susannah York, John Beck and Charles Aznavour) along with the Greek scenery and aerial stunt work (hang gliding) go a long way in making this an entertainingly sweeping, old-fashioned action joint with striking showpieces. The opening (the kidnapping) and closing sequences (the in and out rescue at night) do manage to rally plenty of tension especially during the climax set against an isolated medieval monastery in the mountains, but in between that it's somewhat mechanical in its elaborate structure. A waiting game and plans being formulated with some preachy inclusions. Well we have revolutionary terrorists fighting imperialism. Gladly Coburn's hardy presence keeps you hooked for the ride. Director Douglas Hickox paces it rather well and his streamlined handling offers numerous nitty gritty passages, despite some stagy moments. Music composer Lalo Schifrin gives the presentation a bit more oomph with his grand, luxurious arrangement. A tough, but breezy 70-s drive-in action adventure.
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- Dec 24, 2013
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- Also known as
- Assault on the Forbidden Fortress
- Filming locations
- Pallini, Attica, Greece(villa [Levidis])
- Production company
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- Budget
- $350,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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