An American ex-WW II POW returns to Germany 30 years after the war. He teams up with the former commander of his prison camp. Together they spring a Nazi war criminal from jail. He's the only one left who knows where a secret wartime cache of gold is hidden.
Acting
James Mason's oily charm versus Savalas's gravel.
Production
West German locations dripping with Cold War atmosphere.
Director
Peter Duffell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of three films Telly Savalas made in West Germany in 1975, cashing in on his Kojak European popularity.
The film's casual treatment of springing a Nazi from prison reflects 1970s heist cinema's preference for cool plots over moral homework.
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