During the Korean War, Joe Moran, is convicted for striking a colonel. Imprisoned in Germany he encounters his former company commander Captain Ross, jailed for black marketeering. Together with Ross' cohorts Joe agrees to escape with them, but things go wrong and a policeman is killed. An appalled Joe escapes by himself, abandoning the others, who are recaptured. Years later Joe has a boat rental business where he is found by Ross. Now a wanted drug smuggler he wants the use of Joe's boats and to ensure his cooperation, they kidnap his wife and daughter.
Acting
Mason's silky villainy vs. Bronson's granite-faced desperation.
Direction
Terence Young squeezes maximum sweat from minimal budget.
Director
Terence Young
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland were married in real life, making their on-screen tension deeply weird to watch.
Terence Young directed three Bond films before this; you can feel him slumming it for a paycheck.
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