Top billed cast

1. 

   Sam Waterston

   Mr. Graham

2. 

   Zero Mostel

   Kopelkin

3. 

   Yvette Mimieux

   Josette

4. 

   Ian McShane

   Banat

5. 

   Joseph Wiseman

   Colonel Haki

6. 

   Scott Marlowe

   Jose

7. 

   Shelley Winters

   Mrs. Mathews

8. 

   Stanley Holloway

   Mr. Mathews

9. 

   Donald Pleasence

   Kuvetli

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-06-05

Swap a train for a boat, oil for some bullets and we have a rehash of the 1943 Orson Welles version of this story - only this is nowhere near as good. It doesn't really help that the casting lacks for any great clout. Sam Waterston is weak in the lead as "Graham" - the scientist who gets caught up in a Turkish conspiracy after he discovers that there might just be oil in them thar desert. This information is proving quite dangerous for the man and he needs to get out before he succumbs to one of the plentiful - but not very efficient - assassins out to kill him. He manages to make it onto a tr...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$2,500,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• based on novel or book
• oil
• geologist
• ship passengers