John Barry fell for Mallorca (where the film was made) and built a mansion at Santa Margalida (near Alcudia) but it has since been abandoned. What a peculiar fellow. Here he writes a long piece for guitar and orchestra to back a long and silent robbery sequence, which is I guess the best thing about the film (although the cantata itself really isn't very good) apart from Michael Caine's incredibly cool performance. Otherwise two of the film's major assets - Leonard Rossiter and Vladek Sheybal - appear unfortunately only fleetingly.
Eric Portman good too. But the film disappears under itself. With Giovanna Ralli and the somewhat annoying Nanette Newman. Shot by Gerry Turpin and edited by John Jympson.
Somewhat shocking plot twist is kinda nuts. Novel - Desmond Cory.
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