South African secret agents attempt to save confidential microfilm before it falls into the hands of Communists.South African secret agents attempt to save confidential microfilm before it falls into the hands of Communists.South African secret agents attempt to save confidential microfilm before it falls into the hands of Communists.
Richard Daneel
- Gibbs
- (uncredited)
Dirk de Villiers
- Officer at security briefing
- (uncredited)
Chris du Toit
- Young man in charge office
- (uncredited)
Arthur Hall
- Detective Kerry
- (uncredited)
John Noel Hicks
- CIA Agent
- (uncredited)
Patrick Mynhardt
- Detective Myburgh
- (uncredited)
Gideon Roos
- Head of Security Branch
- (uncredited)
Tromp Terre'blanche
- Police lieutenant
- (uncredited)
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- ConnectionsRemake of Pickup on South Street (1953)
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0th Century-Fox owned the rights to Sam Fuller's classic "Pickup on South Street", so why not make a few bucks with a cheap remake? It's poorly directed by hack Robert Webb and only of nostalgia value.
Stars James Brolin near the start of their careers are the reason to watch. Bisset is always among the screen's great beauties, including here, but she made so many fine films this one doesn't measure up. James Brolin indeed resembles Christian Bale, quite surprisingly in this incarnation, and I suppose Streisand might enjoy watching this junker more than most just to see what she missed, not finding him until later in life.
I liked the jazzy score, and the location photography, but the absence of any Black talent, even as extras, on screen is a sad testament to apartheid. Dozens of American-backed movies were shot in South Africa in the 1980s pretending to be made in the USA (but extremely easy to spot, especially the stinkers from Cannon Films), whilst Apartheid was being protested and finally overthrown -perhaps a part of Reaganomics. Recall how Reagan vetoed Congress's anti-Apartheid bill, and had to be overridden by both the House and Senate.
Stars James Brolin near the start of their careers are the reason to watch. Bisset is always among the screen's great beauties, including here, but she made so many fine films this one doesn't measure up. James Brolin indeed resembles Christian Bale, quite surprisingly in this incarnation, and I suppose Streisand might enjoy watching this junker more than most just to see what she missed, not finding him until later in life.
I liked the jazzy score, and the location photography, but the absence of any Black talent, even as extras, on screen is a sad testament to apartheid. Dozens of American-backed movies were shot in South Africa in the 1980s pretending to be made in the USA (but extremely easy to spot, especially the stinkers from Cannon Films), whilst Apartheid was being protested and finally overthrown -perhaps a part of Reaganomics. Recall how Reagan vetoed Congress's anti-Apartheid bill, and had to be overridden by both the House and Senate.
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