Unengaging Spanish which a bunch of strange characters starred by all-European-star cast : John Richardson , Anita Ekberg , Margaret Lee , Fernando Rey who each have their own back story become involved into a twisted tale about a stash of valuable gold . Nick Warfield (John Richardson) is a speed boat racer hitching along the Mediterranean after his speed boat has been smashed up. He is picked up by Sandra (María Martín) and after he meets Jacqueline Monnard (Anita Ekberg) who quickly gets him into violent incidents , barroom brawl , car pursuits and followed by jail .
This flick features sunny climes , noisy beaches , bikini girls and stodgy action sequences , feeling too cheap and ¨deja vu¨ to ever actually convince us ; it's the sort of story that you've seen play out dozens of times before and there's literally nothing new or attractive to enjoy in this play-out . John Ericson, a sometime familiar face in Italian action cinema, stars as a womanizer antihero and in a double role , both a drifter and a wealthy man. John Richardson began his career with small roles in British movies at the end of the 1950s. His first role of note was opposite Barbara Steele in the gothic horror classic Devil Mask (1960), directed by Mario Bava . Best known for playing the love interest of Ursula Andress in She (1965) , leading to another pairing with Raquel Welch : One million years B. C. (1966) produced by Hammer Films and it was a massive success. Later, following the steps of some other actors, he went on to appear in various Italian movies such as Umberto Lenzi's horror movie Eyeball (1975), Michele Soavi's La Chiesa (1989) and many others. Richardson's great passion was collecting automobiles and he sometimes appeared in movies as long as an automobile was included in the contract. But his recent movies filmed in the 1980s convinced him to retire from acting completely. Along the way John was even considered to take the role of James Bond in 007 . He was a noteworthy photographer with no interest whatsoever in looking back on his career in cinema. John Richardson passed away from complications of COVID in 2021, only two weeks away from his 87th birthday. Along with Richardson appearing the really gorgeous Anita Ekberg , Margaret Lee at the time married to Klaus Kinski , and Luis Buñuel's ordinary actor Fernando Rey . Adding a lot lot of familar faces from Spanish/Italian co-productions , such as : Fernando Hilbeck , Barta Barri , María Martín , Elsa Zabala , Beni Deus , and Antonio Mayans , Jess Frank's usual , as a hotel clerk .
Atmospheric cinematography showing sightseeing from several European locations such as Madrid, Marbella ,Málaga, Andalucía, Spain , Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France . The movie was produced in short budget by Sidney W. Pink, a North American producer who financed several co-productions in Spain, such as : Fuego, El valle de las Espadas, Tabu, La llamada, Un sudario a su medida , Joe Navidad, Finger on the trigger, Una bruja sin escoba, among others. The motion picture was regularly directed by José Maria Elorrieta who used to be nicknamed under pseudonym, Joe Lacy . He was a prolific director who worked a lot along his short life, as he died at 53. He directed all kinds genres, such as : Spaghetti Western : 7 de Pancho Villa, Siete disparos al amanecer, Fuerte perdido , El hombre de la diligencia, Si quieres vivir dispara. Terror : Los amantes del diablo, El espectro del terror, La llamada del vampiro, Sheba y el diablo, Las joyas del diablo, Las alegres vampiras de Voguel . Comedy : Encuentro en la ciudad, Esa picara peligrosa, El fenomeno, El bandido generoso, Habanera, La bella Mimi . And Adventures : La conquista del Pacifico, El halcón de Castilla, La muchacha de Nilo, La esclava del paraiso, Operacion Toisón de oro and El tesoro de Makuba. Rating 4/10. Below average. Inferior and bad action movie.
