The Southern Star (1969)

Directed by

Sidney Hayers

Genre

adventure film

Country

United Kingdom, France

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1912 French West Africa, a giant diamond is stolen. A group of people try to find it.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulfast-pacedold-fashionedquirkysunnysuspenseful

What happens

The Southern Star (French title: L'Étoile du sud) is a 1969 adventure comedy film directed by Sidney Hayers and starring George Segal, Ursula Andress, Orson Welles, Ian Hendry and Johnny Sekka. In French West Africa in 1912, an extremely valuable diamond is stolen. It was based on the 1884 novel The Vanished Diamond (French title L'Étoile du sud) by Jules Verne. The film's opening scenes were anonymously directed by Orson Welles – the last time he would direct scenes in another director's film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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