Action of the Tiger (1957)

Directed by

Terence Young

Genre

drama film, action film, crime film, mystery film, political thriller film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

NR

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An American contraband runner is hired by a French woman to rescue her brother from Albania. They plot to free a political prisoner held in a remote location.

grittysuspensefulold-fashionedfast-pacedtensemysteriousadventurous

What happens

Action of the Tiger is a 1957 British CinemaScope action film directed by Terence Young and starring Van Johnson and Martine Carol. It was distributed by MGM. The plot is about the rescue of a political prisoner held in Albania. Carson, played by Van Johnson, is an American contraband runner approached by Tracy Mallambert, a French woman who wants him to help rescue her brother Henri. The supporting actor Sean Connery would reunite with director Terence Young for the first film in the James Bond series, Dr. No (1962). The title comes from William Shakespeare's play Henry V. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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