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The House of the Seven Hawks
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Wikipedia article
'The House of the Seven Hawks' is a 1959 British mystery film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Robert Taylor, Nicole Maurey and Linda Christian. It was the final film by Robert Taylor under his twenty five-year contract with MGM. The film follows an American captain searching for sunken treasure who becomes entangled with criminals and is arrested by the Dutch police. It is based on the Victor Canning novel 'The House of the Seven Flies', published in 1952.
Plot
Story of an American skipper who becomes entangled with the Dutch police and international crooks over sunken treasure but survives and finds romance.
Cast
* Robert Taylor as John Nordley
* Nicole Maurey as Constanta Sluiter
* Linda Christian as Elsa
* Donald Wolfit as Inspector Van Der Stoor
* David Kossoff as Wilhelm Dekker
* Eric Pohlmann as Captain Rohner
* Philo Hauser as Charlie Ponz
* Gerard Heinz as Inspector Sluiter
* Paul Hardtmuth as Beukleman
* Lily Kann as Gerta
* Richard Shaw as Police Sgt. Straatman
* Andr van Gyseghem as Hotel Clerk
* Leslie Weston as Tulper
* Guy Deghy as Desk Lieutenant
* Peter Welch as Gannett
* Peter Lannagan as Peter
Critical reception
In a contemporary review, 'The New York Times' called the film "an unpretentious but satisfying entertainment"; whereas more recently, the 'Radio Times' called it a "bland B-movie."
Box office
According to MGM records, the film earned $415,000 in the U.S. and Canada and $650,000 elsewhere, resulting in a loss of $20,000.
See also
* List of British films of 1959
References
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