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A drunken American and an Old Etonian Englishman involved in poaching in Zanzibar find their illicit activities disrupted by the area's German colonial commissioner. The outbreak of the First World War gives them the perfect excuse to get even by destroying a German battleship docked in the area for repairs. Action adventure, starring Lee Marvin, Roger Moore, Ian Holm and Jean Kent
1976
Movie/Drama
War
Cast & Crew
Lee Marvin
(Actor)
.. Flynn
Roger Moore
(Actor)
.. Sebastian Oldsmith
Ian Holm
(Actor)
.. Mohammed
Barbara Parkins
(Actor)
.. Rosa
Reinhard Kolldehoff
(Actor)
.. Commissioner Fleischer
Gernot Endemann
(Actor)
.. Braun
Karl Michael Vogler
(Actor)
.. Von Kleine
Horst Janson
(Actor)
.. Kyller
Peter R Hunt
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Lee Marvin
(Actor)
.. Flynn
Roger Moore
(Actor)
.. Sebastian Oldsmith
Born:
October 14, 1927
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing James Bond for a record 12 years.
Early-life:
Roger George Moore was born on October 14, 1927, in Stockwell, London, the only child of a policeman. He originally wanted to be an artist, gaining experience as a tracer at an animated film company. After National Service spent in military intelligence, he worked as an extra in the films Perfect Strangers and Caesar and Cleopatra. The director Brian Desmond Hurst arranged for him to train at Rada, which helped get rid of his cockney accent.
Career:
Moore's first important film role came in the 1949 musical comedy Trottie True, but he supplemented his income by modelling. In 1953 he moved to the US, gaining a contract with MGM. He appeared alongside Elizabeth Taylor in The Last Time I Saw Paris before concentrating on TV work. Ivanhoe made him a star and he followed that with Maverick and The Alaskans. After moving back to the UK, Moore starred in The Saint and The Persuaders before becoming James Bond in 1973's Live and Let Die. He stuck with the role until 1985's A View to a Kill. Other films include Gold, The Wild Geese and The Cannonball Run, as well as plenty of comic turns as parodies of himself. He died on May 23, 2017 at the age of 89.
Quote:
"My acting range? Left eyebrow raised, right eyebrow raised."
Trivia:
Moore became a UNICEF ambassador in 1991.
Ian Holm
(Actor)
.. Mohammed
Born:
September 12, 1931
in
Goodmayes, Ilford
Best Known For:
More than 40 years of acclaimed film and theatre roles.
Early-life:
Ian Holm Cuthbert was born on September 12, 1931, in Goodmayes, Ilford. His father worked as a psychiatrist and superintendent at the local mental asylum. His brother Eric died of cancer in 1944. He attended Chigwell Grammar School, and became interested in acting after watching a production of Les Miserables, starring Charles Laughton. He began studying at Rada in 1950 and, after a year of National Service, joined the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Career:
Holm's first professional appearance was as a spear carrier in a 1956 production of Othello. In the 1960s and 1970s, he was said to be the most likely successor to Laurence Olivier. His first memorable screen appearance came in 1968's A Midsummer Night's Dream. His most famous movies since include Alien, Chariots of Fire, Greystoke, Brazil, The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Day After Tomorrow.
Quote:
"I'm a small, stumpy guy who came into movies a bit late."
Trivia:
He was awarded a CBE in 1990 and knighted in 1998.
Barbara Parkins
(Actor)
.. Rosa
Reinhard Kolldehoff
(Actor)
.. Commissioner Fleischer
Gernot Endemann
(Actor)
.. Braun
Karl Michael Vogler
(Actor)
.. Von Kleine
Horst Janson
(Actor)
.. Kyller
Peter R Hunt
(Director)
