Faced with a choice between John Ford, Buñuel and Bergman, I elected for this - what an idiot. Some reasonable period detail, but extremely lethargic in execution - half the 'Burmese' gang are clearly English; even though they're armed with knives, our heroes can bare knuckle beat them every time, nothing fiendish happens - I thought it was a Hammer production - that might have been more horrific.
Christopher Lee is the oriental criminal, Nigel Green - an actor who always looks so straight, you suspect inside he's trying not to laugh - his nemesis. Joachim Fuchsberger looks like he's wandered in from some urbane dinner party, Karin Dor his girl. Tsai Chin is Manchu's daughter.
'Of course - the river!' Blah blah. And what the hell are the 'Young Husband papers'??
Shot by Ernest Steward, written by Harry Alan Towers
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