This is a good movie! All the characters are interesting, and the scenery of Africa--seems like Namibia, on the coast--is a good location. The end has more emotional impact than you usually find in an adventure film.
Richard Todd is, as usual, very likeable and comes across as a confident, capable guy. His character impressed me as how a real person would be, not some silly James Bond clone.
There is a decent amount of action in the movie. No giant battles, no shootouts with machine guns, OK? It's a movie with some subtlety and understatement. I think it's very unfortunate, how the impact of the Bond movies in the 1960's skewed people's expectations of an adventure film. This movie deserves a much high rating on IMDB than it now has. See it, and see what you think! The dvd I bought recently has a good picture quality; not great, but decent and watchable.
Richard Todd is, as usual, very likeable and comes across as a confident, capable guy. His character impressed me as how a real person would be, not some silly James Bond clone.
There is a decent amount of action in the movie. No giant battles, no shootouts with machine guns, OK? It's a movie with some subtlety and understatement. I think it's very unfortunate, how the impact of the Bond movies in the 1960's skewed people's expectations of an adventure film. This movie deserves a much high rating on IMDB than it now has. See it, and see what you think! The dvd I bought recently has a good picture quality; not great, but decent and watchable.