Fabulous movie! Action, adventure, excitement, tension. So glad the woman in the movie wasn't written as a constant screamer who needed rescuing every 5 minutes. Thanks for uploading it!
A Twist of Sand. Chock full of accomplished British actors. A nostalgic look back and actually something good from the 1960s, as were most things British...and still are.
I love watching old war movies, I was in the army myself, 22nd Cheshire regiment. I had never seen this movie before and I thought I'd seen most. Could watch old war movies all day, especially in these bad times with covid 19.
Most of the movies today lack substance and fill the empty spaces with blood and sex!Will WE ever get back to the days of walking out of the theatre thinking WE learned something about Life as opposed to death?Sad to see how far man has fallen,horror story headline news daily!
A maritime version of "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre". Great movie with such talented actors that very effectively uses flashback to build tension and plot/character development. And one that gets notably better as soon as Honour Blackman appears! Gorgeous. Such a great find in UA-cam - thanks for posting!
The River of Diamonds - Grue of Ice - *A Twist of Sand* - Scend of the Sea - A Ravel of Waters - A Cleft of Stars - Bridge of Magpies - A Hive of Dead Men - A Daystar of Fear .... etc.... All from the prolific pen of Geoffrey Jenkins whose enigmatic titles are mere hints of the story within. Here then is a pretty faithful cinematic adaptation of the book of the same name.
I just realized that Honor Blackman, Richard Johnson and Roy Dotrice all played guest characters in Space 1999. All solid actors and a pleasure to see them all again.
Great film! I wasn't familiar with Richard Johnson before, but I was quite impressed. Honor Blackman was one of the true hotties of the 1960's and is a joy to behold in this.
A good movie. The excellent cinematography gets across a sense of exotic lands and wide spaces--making this an entertaining story. It shares much with the wonderful Spaghetti Westerns. And I'm a pushover for sub movies, too.
What`s somewhat unique at this time of writing is that all the main actors are still alive and in their 80's and 90's. I hope this note doesn't hasten their demise. Brilliant actos all.
R.I.P., Richard Johnson (2015 June 06). Condolences to his family and friends. A classically-trained actor of exceptional intelligence, range, diversity, and subtlety (stage, screen, TV, radio). Devoted to his craft. Unusual integrity to each role. Gracious, humorous, humble. A vastly underrated, rare kind of screen artist, and little known in the U.S. One of Britain's best. Johnson was also founder of United British Artists, which produced some notable independent films, featuring truly knockout actors of stage and screen ("Turtle Diary," with Glenda Jackson, Ben Kingsley and Michael Gambon; "The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne," with Maggie Smith; "Castaway," with Oliver Reed; "The Biko Inquest," with Albert Finney, about South African anti-apartheid activist Steven Biko). He was also a longtime advocate for the natural environment, long before it was 'fashionable'. As with many of his generation and prior, we'll not see his like again. Johnson's final (if not fullest and finest) screen portrayal is in "Radiator". A true gem of a film, reportedly set for general theatrical release later this year (2015). For the rarity, generosity, spirit, and discipline of your artistry, Mr. Johnson, thank you. Truly.
marvin green Wait a sec... the doctor was drunk?! Haha, I only saw the Fulci flick once, almost in passing. I've been meaning to watch it again. I just remember that Johnson's world-weary doctor was utterly convincing, and therefore ratcheted up the terror. His portrayal in "Zombie" was anything but dog lazy. Never dipped into parody or egotistical 'I'm above this crap' indifference or shame. He went all the way with the part - realistically into the dark - yet with admirable, compelling restraint. A gravitas that went beyond a two-dimensional portrayal, and which grounded the story's imminent doom with disturbing credibility. In the years afterward, Johnson seemed to keep a good sense of humor and fun about the experience, never taking himself seriously. And yet he did the role justice, and helped make it the genre cult classic it is. What a guy, eh?
ishmyl99 My point exactly, he did a great job with the character looking really burned out. Quite often established British or American actors who appeared in other Euro horror flicks just sleepwalked their way to a quick payday.
1) So to make it to where the sunk German U-boat lies, they have to perform a feats of quick manoeuvring amid jagged reefs in the middle of crashing gigantic waves, and to return, the same place has turned into a sea of oil without one single rock in sight, all this in the space of 2 days and 2 nights. The skeleton coast is indeed fast transforming! 2) Also, the 17th century ship is half buried under a mountain of fine sand, but practically none of it had penetrated inside the hull to the point that they have to haul themselves down using ropes. Nice tight woodwork they did in the 17th century!
First thought I had about Johnson during the first scenes was “he could easily have been Bond”. Then in researching him I found he had actually been the first choice to be Bond 👍🏻
Thank you ever so much for this . I watched it as a child in the 70`s , bought the book in the 90`s after much searching - i then donated the book to our local library in Malta. and have been searching the net for years for this ! 5 star youtuber !!!
Good Adventure yarn. I Can't believe I never saw this one before. It brings me back to watching these treasures on a late night in my youth and staying up to see it through. I love the filmmaking then-- using models and building those sets took a lot of skill to make them realistic. Great locations and great English actors. Some say it is dated, but then, so am I.
Great film. Derring do & excitement! Super fun film of the classic action-adventure type. And just what I needed to cheer me up on an 'orribly wet Sunday afternoon! 🙂 When I saw the galleon in the desert, I suddenly had deja-vu . . . I remembered seeing Matthew McConaughey & cast find a modern warboat in the desert - & a treasure too, I seem to remember! - in a 2005 film named 'Sahara' !! 😀. . .Great to see that the newer film was perhaps inspired by this film of 40 years earlier?? They each have the same ingenious plot device, any road. 👌 Thanks for the upload! 👍
A terrific movie. And a terrific cast of actors. Such consummate pros. Big-name 'movie stars' would've ruined this literate, mature treasure. As always, Richard Johnson is an understated marvel - a highly astute, incredibly talented, ridiculously diverse, classically-trained actor. Jeremy Kemp is solidly convincing, as usual. What a pleasure to see them both working together and with such good material, along with Roy Dotrice and Honor Blackman. Just too cool. Character driven. Great, spare dialogue. Compelling shots of the ship and sea, and of some very nifty but perilous navigation. Really impressive. This movie is a total keeper. And for maritime lovers, absolutely addictive! Leave it to the Brits to handle this stuff right. (Never mind the story's multiple incredulities, especially toward the end. The story still works, though, because of its emphasis on the character relationships and their histories. If viewers understand what's really going on in this story, they'll get it... and appreciate it.) Truly, many thanks for the upload. Goodness knows how long to wait for a proper NTSC DVD/BluRay to become available (not just a DVD-R).
kausmo tumynski Agreed. Johnson and Connery had/have their respective strengths on screen, and audiences are fortunate to appreciate those differences. Johnson would have been a thinking man's Bond, and seductive in a subtle, but no less provocative, way. (You might wish to see his work in the Italian production "The Witch" on YT. For its time, a load of Lothario "testosterone" there.) But, yes, the defining quality of Alpha-male, cutthroat physicality, cat-like athleticism, and brutish, even sadistic, energy of Connery's Bond was not in Johnson to play. But which Connery had in spades. What remains absolutely credible and thrilling on screen. Iconic without peer. (Also, Johnson roundly praised the danger, menace, and humor which Connery brought to the role.) That said, don't sell Connery too short, though. ;) Some of his finest work (psychologically nuanced, dark) can be found in films less/not known or appreciated by mainstream audiences. Films/portrayals which Connery himself is more proud of, as an actor, than of his legendary Bond. Both actors have claimed that they were wary of the long contract associated with playing the Bond character. As such, they did not wish to stereotyped -- or their careers (in terms of role-diversity and creative freedom) to be hampered -- by the role. Which, for no small length of time, Connery's career was. Thankfully, the public has a fair share of terrific roles to see each of them in. For their more memorable work, they both have screen immortality.
Yes, I've read that account as well. Good stuff to share. What to say, the stuff of legend. Who can argue that Connery won't remain the Bond prototype? Indisputable. One of a kind. What the fun, fantasy and thrills of popcorn movies are made of!
+kausmo tumynski Your waxed nostalgia is right on! The combined elements of that era, as with the feel of any historical period (for those who lived in it), cannot be duplicated. Like the Bond of old, frozen in time. And, thankfully, on film.
thanks for bringing this to youtube, a great entertainment no matter how you slice it. The FX here gave me pause; they are quite good. loved the underway scenes outboard of there vessel, they really got it right that time
A great movie, from a time before CGI , when actors had to actually act! A a good story of a tale of greed and where poetic justice came into play at the end!
I served with 1151 marine Craft Unit at Marsalokk from 1964 to 1967 servicing the communication equipment in TTLs 2758 and 2768 when they sported RAF roundels on the bows,and were crewed by RAF personnel.However, I enjoyed this film very much,especially the first 10 minutes !!
Honor B., in addition to her obvious qualifications, did an excellent job here with a French/German accent (from a Britisher) Four years earlier, of course, she was a Bond girl. I liked her in one or two older British crime dramas.
I see checking further that the movie is based on a novel by Geoffrey Jenkins who sold the rights to 20th Century Fox initially and it was first intended to star Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr in the film. The director, Don Chaffey, has just made "The Viking Queen" for Hammer in Ireland.
I rode the elevator (The Barraca Lift) as a child. It was a scary contraption, draughty, noisy, and rattled like the dickens. My mother was terrified of it. Boy! Does this ever bring back memories. My dad was a CPO on submarines and we were stationed in Malta for 3 years. I can't believe there is footage of that darned lift! Must watch the rest of the movie!
Yes the film has some nice shots of Malta GC. Another good film set on the island is 'The Malta Story' with Jack Hawkins and 'Pulp' with Michael Caine (although the latter is supposed to be Italy).
I personally knew the author Geoffrey Jenkins who lived in Waterkloof Pretoria South Africa, and had an option on his other best seller, Scend of the Sea, based on the SS Waratah which simply disappeared off the East Coast of South Africa in 1909. I searched for the ship for 25 years. It was Geoffrey who introduced me to a wealthy financiers who financed the search for the ill fated ship. My Waratah fan club on face book documents the search which was also financed by Clive Cussler, who wrote Raise the Titanic. Geoffrey was asked to write Casino Royale but was writing another novel. Ian Flemming wrote the book instead which was turned into a James Bond film
Steven Hunt Hello Steven-well yes it was worth the search, the ship we located turned out to be another wreck. Read Clive Cusslers book, Ghost Ship, it is a new publication, and google my name and add -Waratah Search NUMA.
I've read all Geoffrey Jenkin's novels over the years and was sorry to hear he'd died. Fabulous author. I loved Scend of the Sea which I personally feel was his best work and thought many times that it would make an excellent movie, though I'd hope they did a better job on it than they did on this one. Peace comes off as rather grubby and mercenary in this one and the love interest didn't seem to work as well either, unlike the book. Agree with another poster here that a remake could be better, but it's unlikely. A Grue of Ice was also very good as was A Cleft of Stars, not overly keen on South Trap, but I suspect it was an attempt to bring something more suited to his sea stories to the aviation world and I don't think it quite worked for him. Some of them, like Hunter Killer, are perhaps rather dated now and what was a plausible plot then is probably not so believable now technology has moved further along, but I think Scend of the Sea particularly could be fantastic if it was done right, because it's both based on fact and the ship is still missing - Cussler's 'Raise the Titanic' wouldn't have gotten to a movie in 1980 if she'd been found first I suspect (not til 1985). The mystery of the Waratah remains one of the greatest mysteries of the sea, I've seen all of Cussler's stuff on it as well, so perhaps the most sought after wreck of the 20th Century since Titanic was found. The ship they found was the Nailsea Meadow, a victim of a WW2 torpedo. Somewhere the Waratah is still waiting to be found, but in the interim, I'd love to see Scend of the Sea on the screen. I suspect Geoffrey Jenkins may actually have had it at least partly right. Captain Ilbury was an old sailing ship man - his instinct in bad weather would likely have been to beat out to sea and ride it out there. Given how much time and effort was spent searching the coastal track where Waratah was last seen, it seems she isn't on the bottom anywhere she would have been if she'd continued on course. As I remember it, the Geoffrey Jenkins contrived a coal movement that jammed her rudder, but her Captain may simply have turned out to sea to deeper water - probably capsized by one of those 'rogue' waves the area is known for at times given her supposed instability. Fascinating stuff really.
Great performances by Welsh born actor Clifford Evans as the admiral and New Zealand born actor Guy Doleman as the Royal Navy commander in the first part of the film and of course the wonderful Honour Blackman as the female lead. Astonishing how the coulour of this nearly 50 year old film has held up over time.
This movie was based on the secret Walter U-Boats (named after Dr. Hellmuth Walter) that ran on high-test peroxide (HTP). Type XVII submarines U-792 and U-793, designated Wa 201, were built by Blohm + Voss, commissioned in October 1943.The U-793 achieved a submerged speed of 22 knots (41 km/h or 25 mph) in March 1944 with Admiral Dönitz aboard (per Wikipedia). The U-Boat in the movie would have been a Type XVIII (never built) that evolved to Type XXI (without HTP). After the war the Royal Navy built submarines based on these scuttled U-Boats named HMS EXPLORER and HMS EXCALIBUR. South-West Africa (Namibia) formerly was a colony of the German Empire that was lost during the First World War and was taken over by the British and South Africa. It still has a German speaking population, including some that came just after 1945. Jenkins was also a good friend of Ian Fleming the author of James Bond.
I worked as a fitter as a turner on the diamond mines in Namibia at ORANJEMUND in the mid 50's and I saw many diamonds in the sorting house where the concentrate gravel from the mine was sorted......but I never saw diamonds that big mostly they were like marbles pure white gem quality........there is no water in the Speregebiet and if you happen to be ashore from a wreck you will die from thirst in 3 days.........a diamond in the rough is only worth what it can be transformed to by cutting and polishing so the true worth of a diamond in the rough is only its potential. And as a rough stone has no real value by itself. But it is the hardest mineral known to Man.
Richard Johnson was superlative and hugely missed. Howver Honor Blackmean is not up to his standard and would never be missedR RIP Richard and aorry to hear that he died so soon
Excellent scale models and special effects. Nick Adler who worked on this later went onn to do the TV series space 1999 and work on the early Star Wars movies before computer animation. You can see the quality of his modeliing work with some of the submarine and boat sequences. He later went on to win a special effects Oscar for Alien.
Very great film, with very painful ending. Said they did't expand more German nuclear submarine with new propulsion ; which does remind me of film Red October. But a very good film.
Professor Hellmuth Walter was a brilliant engineer that in 1933 worked on a new gas turbine at the Germaniawerft shipyard in Kiel and there his idea of a closed circuit propulsion system was born. He dreamed of making a U-boat that would by driven by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in a stabilized form called Perhydrol. The combustion of that fuel and oil was a complex one but held the promise of a smaller and lighter engines that then normal U-boat diesel/electric engines of that time. Also boat of that design would not have to spend long hours on the surface to recharge batteries which was a major plus. The Proposals: In October 1934 he proposed incredible proposals to OKM (Kriegsmarine high command) namely of a U-boat of some 300 tons (size similar to IIA) with the maximum surface speed of 26 knots and amazing underwater speed of 30 knots! That boat was to have endurance of some 2,500 miles at 15 knots or 500 miles submerged at that speed. The current U-boat of that time (IIA) had a maximum surface speed of 11 knots and could make about 7 knots underwater. His ideas were rejected promptly by the Kriegsmarine in 1934 as too unconventional and fanciful but Walter did not give up and in 1937 he showed his revised plans to Kapitän zur See Karl Dönitz who was at that time commander of a U-boat training flotilla. Dönitz was so impressed with the proposal that he got it into the proper channels and in 1939 a design contract was made for a small research vessel, called V-80, based on that design. The first real submarine: The V-80 boat was designed by Walter and Germaniawerft in Kiel and built in the greatest secrecy on a slipway surrounded by a large fence. The boat was launched on April 14, 1940 and the test results carried out during the following spring with Walter himself at the controls were sensational. The boat reached more than 23 knots submerged which was more than double the underwater speed of any submarine in the world at that time (modern nuclear-powered fast-attack submarines like the Soviet Alfa-class are said to reach some 42 knots). After the prototype The OKM was so impressed by the test results from V-80 that they suggested immediate construction of six coastal boats based on that design but many in the U-boat department questioned that a real operational boat could be built on this system and also that the shipyards were badly needed to continue delivering the conventional VII and IX U-boats that seemed to be doing what was required of them at that time. A compromise design of a 600-ton boat called V-300 (XVII, later called U-791) that would reach some 19 knots submerged was proposed and construction started at Germaniawerft but was cancelled when Walter found the design to be too slow and proposed his own version of smaller vessels of some 220 tons. The next generation is born: After a meeting with Dönitz in January 1942 contracts were awarded for 4 boats to be built at Germaniawerft in Kiel (Wk202 - U-792 and U-793) and Blohm & Voss in Hamburg (Wa201 - U-794 and U-795). The keels were laid down in December 1942 for all 4 boats and the first one, U-792 entered water on 28 September 1943 with U-794 on 7 October. These boats were used extensively for training and reached up to 25 knots submerged in 1944, at one such run in March 1944 carried out by U-794 in in the Bay of Danzig Dönitz and 4 other admirals witnessed themselves the boat reach 24 knots.
At 1800 and other shots before it, I remember those black and white flat running shoes, my brothers had to wear them, they looked so dorky and I had a friend who had to wear those his mom bought him the flood pant, we called them in the 70s, and those flat runners, I thought he looked so what we called then, "dorky " pants above the ankles, and flat runners poor guy I felt sorry for him, he was a nice kid though
Somewhat ironically, the secret of the lost U-boat would have been a lot more valuable than any diamonds. In fact, I was expecting the Jeremy Kemp character to suddenly announce "We're not after some random diamonds, the submarine is the real prize." But then they wandered off into the desert for a fairly routine "Treasure of the Sierra Madre" ending and the opportunity was lost.
To get to the wreck of the sub that had to navigate through rocks all over the place..Then when they look back at the wreck there is not one rock in sight!
All that for nothing and lost his best mate. The skipper deserve a bit of the diamonds. Excellent casting, top acting, top notch movie. Thoroughly enjoyed it, thanks 4 d upload.
I have to make a Point to address the world in to a Fact....the first British Actor to be casted for the first Bond ever was Richard Johnson who strangely refuse and then Sean Connery was called.... He could have the best Bond Ever
It may seem like there is a fault with the audio for the first minute of the movie. This is not so... the sequence is a silent flashback and is deliberately soundless. Just thought I'd let you know!
MsLilyhorse Agreed. If you haven't seen it, you may want to see "Angels and Insects" (1995). In it, Kemp portrays a deeply conflicted character who cannot reconcile his intellect and Christian perspective with a world view up-ended by Darwin's Theory of Evolution. An excellent portrayal. And then, of course, there's Kemp's Nazi officer in the comedy "Top Secret" (priceless!).
What started tnis? Were we talking about "Blue Max"? Is Jeremy Kemp the guy, above, in white navy uniform? If so, then I have seen him in many movies. I have prob seen "Operation Crossbow"but I cannot recall it now. But sorry to say, I have never really cared for that actor. You say he was in "Max" and in a movie in 1995? Yikes! He must be kind of old by then.
Great movie, although I am perplexed as to how either submarine made it through, given they submerged and even less depth to play with and also the way their launch was practically doing hand break turns to avoid the rocks!
Came across this while drinking coffee this morning. Fine movie, superb acting. An era long gone.
everything that's missing in modern movies. This is a gem of a movie
Fabulous movie! Action, adventure, excitement, tension. So glad the woman in the movie wasn't written as a constant screamer who needed rescuing every 5 minutes. Thanks for uploading it!
Pussy Galore was NOT a screamer.
Came across this by accident, it turned out to be one of those rare gems.
yes a diamond in the rough.
5.4 ratings certainly isn't accurate
A Twist of Sand. Chock full of accomplished British actors. A nostalgic look back and actually something good from the 1960s, as were most things British...and still are.
Golden Age of British Cinema
I love watching old war movies, I was in the army myself, 22nd Cheshire regiment. I had never seen this movie before and I thought I'd seen most. Could watch old war movies all day, especially in these bad times with covid 19.
Excellent film! Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Most of the movies today lack substance and fill the empty spaces with blood and sex!Will WE ever get back to the days of walking out of the theatre thinking WE learned something about Life as opposed to death?Sad to see how far man has fallen,horror story headline news daily!
A maritime version of "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre". Great movie with such talented actors that very effectively uses flashback to build tension and plot/character development. And one that gets notably better as soon as Honour Blackman appears! Gorgeous. Such a great find in UA-cam - thanks for posting!
The River of Diamonds - Grue of Ice - *A Twist of Sand* - Scend of the Sea - A Ravel of Waters - A Cleft of Stars - Bridge of Magpies - A Hive of Dead Men - A Daystar of Fear .... etc.... All from the prolific pen of Geoffrey Jenkins whose enigmatic titles are mere hints of the story within.
Here then is a pretty faithful cinematic adaptation of the book of the same name.
Watering Place of Good Peace (Aguada da Boa Paz)
That's the number One for Me ...
Very good movie. I certainly recommend it. Thanks for streaming this.
great movie have not watched it for 30 years, so it was great to watch it again.
Great movie, with some remarkable color cinematography.
I just realized that Honor Blackman, Richard Johnson and Roy Dotrice all played guest characters in Space 1999. All solid actors and a pleasure to see them all again.
This is a very good film indeed, one of the best from that era.
Rest in Peace . Honour Blackman ( Aug.22,1925- April 5, 2020 ).
i remember her in 007, the 1960's----RIP
Great film! I wasn't familiar with Richard Johnson before, but I was quite impressed. Honor Blackman was one of the true hotties of the 1960's and is a joy to behold in this.
Underrated adventure pic that get better as it goes along. & none of the nonsensical over the top stunts of "National Treasure" or Spielberg's movies.
What a great movie, never seen it before. Nice to see all those old familiar faces. Thanks uploader.
A good movie. The excellent cinematography gets across a sense of exotic lands and wide spaces--making this an entertaining story. It shares much with the wonderful Spaghetti Westerns. And I'm a pushover for sub movies, too.
What`s somewhat unique at this time of writing is that all the main actors are still alive and in their 80's and 90's. I hope this note doesn't hasten their demise. Brilliant actos all.
R.I.P., Richard Johnson (2015 June 06). Condolences to his family and friends.
A classically-trained actor of exceptional intelligence, range, diversity, and subtlety (stage, screen, TV, radio). Devoted to his craft. Unusual integrity to each role. Gracious, humorous, humble. A vastly underrated, rare kind of screen artist, and little known in the U.S. One of Britain's best.
Johnson was also founder of United British Artists, which produced some notable independent films, featuring truly knockout actors of stage and screen ("Turtle Diary," with Glenda Jackson, Ben Kingsley and Michael Gambon; "The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne," with Maggie Smith; "Castaway," with Oliver Reed; "The Biko Inquest," with Albert Finney, about South African anti-apartheid activist Steven Biko).
He was also a longtime advocate for the natural environment, long before it was 'fashionable'.
As with many of his generation and prior, we'll not see his like again.
Johnson's final (if not fullest and finest) screen portrayal is in "Radiator". A true gem of a film, reportedly set for general theatrical release later this year (2015).
For the rarity, generosity, spirit, and discipline of your artistry, Mr. Johnson, thank you. Truly.
ishmyl99 He's excellent as the drunken doctor in Fulci's ZOMBIE
marvin green Yes, he is!
marvin green Wait a sec... the doctor was drunk?! Haha, I only saw the Fulci flick once, almost in passing. I've been meaning to watch it again. I just remember that Johnson's world-weary doctor was utterly convincing, and therefore ratcheted up the terror.
His portrayal in "Zombie" was anything but dog lazy. Never dipped into parody or egotistical 'I'm above this crap' indifference or shame. He went all the way with the part - realistically into the dark - yet with admirable, compelling restraint. A gravitas that went beyond a two-dimensional portrayal, and which grounded the story's imminent doom with disturbing credibility. In the years afterward, Johnson seemed to keep a good sense of humor and fun about the experience, never taking himself seriously. And yet he did the role justice, and helped make it the genre cult classic it is. What a guy, eh?
ishmyl99 My point exactly, he did a great job with the character looking really burned out. Quite often established British or American actors who appeared in other Euro horror flicks just sleepwalked their way to a quick payday.
+ishmyl99 Don't forget his guest appearance on Doc Martin in the 1st season (1st episode).
I'd forgotten how sensationally good looking Honor Blackman was / is!
The book is really good, slightly different ending, well worth reading. This was a great movie.
yes. The beetles help quite a bit of significance in the book
1) So to make it to where the sunk German U-boat lies, they have to perform a feats of quick manoeuvring amid jagged reefs in the middle of crashing gigantic waves, and to return, the same place has turned into a sea of oil without one single rock in sight, all this in the space of 2 days and 2 nights. The skeleton coast is indeed fast transforming!
2) Also, the 17th century ship is half buried under a mountain of fine sand, but practically none of it had penetrated inside the hull to the point that they have to haul themselves down using ropes. Nice tight woodwork they did in the 17th century!
First thought I had about Johnson during the first scenes was “he could easily have been Bond”. Then in researching him I found he had actually been the first choice to be Bond 👍🏻
really enjoyed this film again.. watched it this afternoon .. thanks for posting it my friend..
An outcome with the shades of The treasure of Sierra Madre without the laughter. Great movie. Dunka.
What a good film, no CGI or sound stages. Just real life action.
Have another long hard look at the scenes of the boat going through the rocks...action models..
Thank you ever so much for this . I watched it as a child in the 70`s , bought the book in the 90`s after much searching - i then donated the book to our local library in Malta. and have been searching the net for years for this ! 5 star youtuber !!!
I read the book last year. Came across it in my aunties home after she passed away. The end is quite a bit differnt than in the movie
A nice little tale of adventure and treasure hunt. A good one thanks.
Geoffrey Jenkins is a brilliant writer--keeps you gripped all through his books
Good Adventure yarn. I Can't believe I never saw this one before. It brings me back to watching these treasures on a late night in my youth and staying up to see it through. I love the filmmaking then-- using models and building those sets took a lot of skill to make them realistic. Great locations and great English actors. Some say it is dated, but then, so am I.
+Willy boy wheats Completely agree. How did I miss this one. :-)
+Willy boy wheats Completely agree. How did I miss this one. :-)
Great film....that is such a cool dog though!
What a great movie. Thank you for taking the time to upload it! Great story, adventure, treasure and a super cast of pro's
Great film. Derring do & excitement! Super fun film of the classic action-adventure type. And just what I needed to cheer me up on an 'orribly wet Sunday afternoon! 🙂
When I saw the galleon in the desert, I suddenly had deja-vu . . . I remembered seeing Matthew McConaughey & cast find a modern warboat in the desert - & a treasure too, I seem to remember! - in a 2005 film named 'Sahara' !! 😀. . .Great to see that the newer film was perhaps inspired by this film of 40 years earlier?? They each have the same ingenious plot device, any road. 👌
Thanks for the upload! 👍
star studded cast , great quality upload , thanx jondabell
Never seen this film, absolutely brilliant. Thanks for posting :-)
what a treat!! Malta!! After watching Pulp… its the only place i want to live 😄
A terrific movie. And a terrific cast of actors. Such consummate pros.
Big-name 'movie stars' would've ruined this literate, mature treasure. As always, Richard Johnson is an understated marvel - a highly astute, incredibly talented, ridiculously diverse, classically-trained actor. Jeremy Kemp is solidly convincing, as usual. What a pleasure to see them both working together and with such good material, along with Roy Dotrice and Honor Blackman. Just too cool.
Character driven. Great, spare dialogue. Compelling shots of the ship and sea, and of some very nifty but perilous navigation. Really impressive. This movie is a total keeper. And for maritime lovers, absolutely addictive!
Leave it to the Brits to handle this stuff right.
(Never mind the story's multiple incredulities, especially toward the end. The story still works, though, because of its emphasis on the character relationships and their histories. If viewers understand what's really going on in this story, they'll get it... and appreciate it.)
Truly, many thanks for the upload. Goodness knows how long to wait for a proper NTSC DVD/BluRay to become available (not just a DVD-R).
+ishmyl99 Don't forget Peter Vaughan as Johan ( He was Anthony Hopkin's butler dad in "The Remains of the Day")
+Willy boy wheats Yes, a wonderful, stalwart character actor. And who is still with us! Thanks for sharing.
kausmo tumynski Agreed. Johnson and Connery had/have their respective strengths on screen, and audiences are fortunate to appreciate those differences.
Johnson would have been a thinking man's Bond, and seductive in a subtle, but no less provocative, way. (You might wish to see his work in the Italian production "The Witch" on YT. For its time, a load of Lothario "testosterone" there.)
But, yes, the defining quality of Alpha-male, cutthroat physicality, cat-like athleticism, and brutish, even sadistic, energy of Connery's Bond was not in Johnson to play. But which Connery had in spades. What remains absolutely credible and thrilling on screen. Iconic without peer. (Also, Johnson roundly praised the danger, menace, and humor which Connery brought to the role.)
That said, don't sell Connery too short, though. ;) Some of his finest work (psychologically nuanced, dark) can be found in films less/not known or appreciated by mainstream audiences. Films/portrayals which Connery himself is more proud of, as an actor, than of his legendary Bond.
Both actors have claimed that they were wary of the long contract associated with playing the Bond character. As such, they did not wish to stereotyped -- or their careers (in terms of role-diversity and creative freedom) to be hampered -- by the role. Which, for no small length of time, Connery's career was.
Thankfully, the public has a fair share of terrific roles to see each of them in. For their more memorable work, they both have screen immortality.
Yes, I've read that account as well. Good stuff to share.
What to say, the stuff of legend.
Who can argue that Connery won't remain the Bond prototype? Indisputable. One of a kind.
What the fun, fantasy and thrills of popcorn movies are made of!
+kausmo tumynski Your waxed nostalgia is right on! The combined elements of that era, as with the feel of any historical period (for those who lived in it), cannot be duplicated. Like the Bond of old, frozen in time. And, thankfully, on film.
thanks for bringing this to youtube, a great entertainment no matter how you slice it. The FX here gave me pause; they are quite good. loved the underway scenes outboard of there vessel, they really got it right that time
Perfect Sunday night movie this...legendary cast and top-notch production...smashin'...
What a great adventure movie! Loved it !
A great movie, from a time before CGI , when actors had to actually act! A a good story of a tale of greed and where poetic justice came into play at the end!
Not too bad- considering it was the 60's. Thanks for sharing. I still say the old Black & White movies were the best.
Great action/adventure film.........really enjoyed the British actors performance.
I served with 1151 marine Craft Unit at Marsalokk from 1964 to 1967 servicing the communication equipment in TTLs 2758 and 2768 when they sported RAF roundels on the bows,and were crewed by RAF personnel.However, I enjoyed this film very much,especially the first 10 minutes !!
SIN forgiven? serving the fake israel with your guns mr american man?
@Grinnypicker Rothschild only has Iran, North Korea and Cuba to go.
Uganda we have enjoyed this movie for sure, we like it so much
I liked this movie, gonna watch it again
Honor B., in addition to her obvious qualifications, did an excellent job here with a French/German accent (from a Britisher) Four years earlier, of course, she was a Bond girl. I liked her in one or two older British crime dramas.
I see checking further that the movie is based on a novel by Geoffrey Jenkins who sold the rights to 20th Century Fox initially and it was first intended to star Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr in the film. The director, Don Chaffey, has just made "The Viking Queen" for Hammer in Ireland.
excellent movie thanks for the upload
An old one but a good one! really enjoyed , thanks
I rode the elevator (The Barraca Lift) as a child. It was a scary contraption, draughty, noisy, and rattled like the dickens. My mother was terrified of it.
Boy! Does this ever bring back memories. My dad was a CPO on submarines and we were stationed in Malta for 3 years.
I can't believe there is footage of that darned lift! Must watch the rest of the movie!
Yes the film has some nice shots of Malta GC. Another good film set on the island is 'The Malta Story' with Jack Hawkins and 'Pulp' with Michael Caine (although the latter is supposed to be Italy).
Michael Caswell you should see that damned lift now , pay us a visit and see for yourself
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I rode that elevator many times while in the U S Navy 1969, 1970 time. I never knew the name! Thanks!
lol too bad this movie brings back such a traumatising memorie lol
Great movie. The CGI was amazing too.
Especially scince cgi had'nt been invented yet.
I personally knew the author Geoffrey Jenkins who lived in Waterkloof Pretoria South Africa, and had an option on his other best seller, Scend of the Sea, based on the SS Waratah which simply disappeared off the East Coast of South Africa in 1909. I searched for the ship for 25 years. It was Geoffrey who introduced me to a wealthy financiers who financed the search for the ill fated ship. My Waratah fan club on face book documents the search which was also financed by Clive Cussler, who wrote Raise the Titanic. Geoffrey was asked to write Casino Royale but was writing another novel. Ian Flemming wrote the book instead which was turned into a James Bond film
What was so important about the ship, as to make it worth a 25 year search? Did you ever find it, and was it worth it?
Steven Hunt
Hello Steven-well yes it was worth the search, the ship we located turned out to be another wreck. Read Clive Cusslers book, Ghost Ship, it is a new publication, and google my name and add -Waratah Search NUMA.
I've read all Geoffrey Jenkin's novels over the years and was sorry to hear he'd died. Fabulous author. I loved Scend of the Sea which I personally feel was his best work and thought many times that it would make an excellent movie, though I'd hope they did a better job on it than they did on this one. Peace comes off as rather grubby and mercenary in this one and the love interest didn't seem to work as well either, unlike the book. Agree with another poster here that a remake could be better, but it's unlikely. A Grue of Ice was also very good as was A Cleft of Stars, not overly keen on South Trap, but I suspect it was an attempt to bring something more suited to his sea stories to the aviation world and I don't think it quite worked for him. Some of them, like Hunter Killer, are perhaps rather dated now and what was a plausible plot then is probably not so believable now technology has moved further along, but I think Scend of the Sea particularly could be fantastic if it was done right, because it's both based on fact and the ship is still missing - Cussler's 'Raise the Titanic' wouldn't have gotten to a movie in 1980 if she'd been found first I suspect (not til 1985). The mystery of the Waratah remains one of the greatest mysteries of the sea, I've seen all of Cussler's stuff on it as well, so perhaps the most sought after wreck of the 20th Century since Titanic was found. The ship they found was the Nailsea Meadow, a victim of a WW2 torpedo. Somewhere the Waratah is still waiting to be found, but in the interim, I'd love to see Scend of the Sea on the screen. I suspect Geoffrey Jenkins may actually have had it at least partly right. Captain Ilbury was an old sailing ship man - his instinct in bad weather would likely have been to beat out to sea and ride it out there. Given how much time and effort was spent searching the coastal track where Waratah was last seen, it seems she isn't on the bottom anywhere she would have been if she'd continued on course. As I remember it, the Geoffrey Jenkins contrived a coal movement that jammed her rudder, but her Captain may simply have turned out to sea to deeper water - probably capsized by one of those 'rogue' waves the area is known for at times given her supposed instability. Fascinating stuff really.
Geoff Roberts send me your e-mail will send you some information
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Great performances by Welsh born actor Clifford Evans as the admiral and New Zealand born actor Guy Doleman as the Royal Navy commander in the first part of the film and of course the wonderful Honour Blackman as the female lead. Astonishing how the coulour of this nearly 50 year old film has held up over time.
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Been wondering about this one for years.I love youtube.Many thanks.
This movie was based on the secret Walter U-Boats (named after Dr. Hellmuth Walter) that ran on high-test peroxide (HTP). Type XVII submarines U-792 and U-793, designated Wa 201, were built by Blohm + Voss, commissioned in October 1943.The U-793 achieved a submerged speed of 22 knots (41 km/h or 25 mph) in March 1944 with Admiral Dönitz aboard (per Wikipedia). The U-Boat in the movie would have been a Type XVIII (never built) that evolved to Type XXI (without HTP). After the war the Royal Navy built submarines based on these scuttled U-Boats named HMS EXPLORER and HMS EXCALIBUR. South-West Africa (Namibia) formerly was a colony of the German Empire that was lost during the First World War and was taken over by the British and South Africa. It still has a German speaking population, including some that came just after 1945. Jenkins was also a good friend of Ian Fleming the author of James Bond.
Interesting....thanks.
Gosh! So much information... thank you!
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Actually the secret is in the name. NP1 was the worlds first nuclear submarine. Read the novel, it's a bit goofy.
Forgot how great this story, and cast, is...
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I worked as a fitter as a turner on the diamond mines in Namibia at ORANJEMUND in the mid 50's and I saw many diamonds in the sorting house where the concentrate gravel from the mine was sorted......but I never saw diamonds that big mostly they were like marbles pure white gem quality........there is no water in the Speregebiet and if you happen to be ashore from a wreck you will die from thirst in 3 days.........a diamond in the rough is only worth what it can be transformed to by cutting and polishing so the true worth of a diamond in the rough is only its potential. And as a rough stone has no real value by itself. But it is the hardest mineral known to Man.
Great movie. Thank you for posting. SV Gammon.
Thouroughly enjoyable film. Just simple, uncomplicated pleasure.
i would agree with 'just simple'.
great film, thank you!
Richard Johnson was superlative and hugely missed. Howver Honor Blackmean is not up to his standard and would never be missedR RIP Richard and aorry to hear that he died so soon
Great Movie. Well done. Thank You.
Enjoyed the movie. Thanks.
Very fine movie...thank you for posting. I somehow missed this one.
Honour Blackman passed away this week. RIP.
I downloaded this Thank you
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Excellent scale models and special effects. Nick Adler who worked on this later went onn to do the TV series space 1999 and work on the early Star Wars movies before computer animation. You can see the quality of his modeliing work with some of the submarine and boat sequences.
He later went on to win a special effects Oscar for Alien.
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Great story and great movie with nice actors. thoroughly enjoyed.
Very great film, with very painful ending. Said they did't expand more German nuclear submarine with new propulsion ; which does remind me of film Red October. But a very good film.
Professor Hellmuth Walter was a brilliant engineer that in 1933 worked on a new gas turbine at the Germaniawerft shipyard in Kiel and there his idea of a closed circuit propulsion system was born. He dreamed of making a U-boat that would by driven by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in a stabilized form called Perhydrol. The combustion of that fuel and oil was a complex one but held the promise of a smaller and lighter engines that then normal U-boat diesel/electric engines of that time. Also boat of that design would not have to spend long hours on the surface to recharge batteries which was a major plus.
The Proposals:
In October 1934 he proposed incredible proposals to OKM (Kriegsmarine high command) namely of a U-boat of some 300 tons (size similar to IIA) with the maximum surface speed of 26 knots and amazing underwater speed of 30 knots! That boat was to have endurance of some 2,500 miles at 15 knots or 500 miles submerged at that speed. The current U-boat of that time (IIA) had a maximum surface speed of 11 knots and could make about 7 knots underwater.
His ideas were rejected promptly by the Kriegsmarine in 1934 as too unconventional and fanciful but Walter did not give up and in 1937 he showed his revised plans to Kapitän zur See Karl Dönitz who was at that time commander of a U-boat training flotilla. Dönitz was so impressed with the proposal that he got it into the proper channels and in 1939 a design contract was made for a small research vessel, called V-80, based on that design.
The first real submarine:
The V-80 boat was designed by Walter and Germaniawerft in Kiel and built in the greatest secrecy on a slipway surrounded by a large fence. The boat was launched on April 14, 1940 and the test results carried out during the following spring with Walter himself at the controls were sensational. The boat reached more than 23 knots submerged which was more than double the underwater speed of any submarine in the world at that time (modern nuclear-powered fast-attack submarines like the Soviet Alfa-class are said to reach some 42 knots).
After the prototype
The OKM was so impressed by the test results from V-80 that they suggested immediate construction of six coastal boats based on that design but many in the U-boat department questioned that a real operational boat could be built on this system and also that the shipyards were badly needed to continue delivering the conventional VII and IX U-boats that seemed to be doing what was required of them at that time. A compromise design of a 600-ton boat called V-300 (XVII, later called U-791) that would reach some 19 knots submerged was proposed and construction started at Germaniawerft but was cancelled when Walter found the design to be too slow and proposed his own version of smaller vessels of some 220 tons.
The next generation is born:
After a meeting with Dönitz in January 1942 contracts were awarded for 4 boats to be built at Germaniawerft in Kiel (Wk202 - U-792 and U-793) and Blohm & Voss in Hamburg (Wa201 - U-794 and U-795). The keels were laid down in December 1942 for all 4 boats and the first one, U-792 entered water on 28 September 1943 with U-794 on 7 October. These boats were used extensively for training and reached up to 25 knots submerged in 1944, at one such run in March 1944 carried out by U-794 in in the Bay of Danzig Dönitz and 4 other admirals witnessed themselves the boat reach 24 knots.
At 1800 and other shots before it, I remember those black and white flat running shoes, my brothers had to wear them, they looked so dorky and I had a friend who had to wear those his mom bought him the flood pant, we called them in the 70s, and those flat runners, I thought he looked so what we called then, "dorky " pants above the ankles, and flat runners poor guy I felt sorry for him, he was a nice kid though
Thanks, great movie.
Somewhat ironically, the secret of the lost U-boat would have been a lot more valuable than any diamonds. In fact, I was expecting the Jeremy Kemp character to suddenly announce "We're not after some random diamonds, the submarine is the real prize." But then they wandered off into the desert for a fairly routine "Treasure of the Sierra Madre" ending and the opportunity was lost.
Nazi gold onboard would have been a better twist.
To get to the wreck of the sub that had to navigate through rocks all over the place..Then when they look back at the wreck there is not one rock in sight!
Great ending enjoyed the movie.
This movie has the late 60's look for sure.
All that for nothing and lost his best mate. The skipper deserve a bit of the diamonds.
Excellent casting, top acting, top notch movie. Thoroughly enjoyed it, thanks 4 d upload.
thanks for the spoiler ! :(
He still had Honor Blackman...
Mowlid Gedi Seriously? Thanks for telling us what happens.
Yep. She played Pussy Galore in the James Bond movie "Goldfinger".
Mowlid: SPOILERS ARE NEVER WORTH THE COMMENT FOR THE VIEWER
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I have to make a Point to address the world in to a Fact....the first British Actor to be casted for the first Bond ever was Richard Johnson who strangely refuse and then Sean Connery was called.... He could have the best Bond Ever
nice one; thanks for uploading
It may seem like there is a fault with the audio for the first minute of the movie. This is not so... the sequence is a silent flashback and is deliberately soundless. Just thought I'd let you know!
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excellent!
Jeremy Kemp is such a solid actor. Check him out in The Blue Max.
with George Peppard?
aspenrebel The whole cast was solid. Great film. And the flying sequences were excellent. Real planes! Not the computer generated crap they use today.
aspenrebel Yes. Kemp and Peppard also co-star in "Operation Crossbow" (1965).
MsLilyhorse Agreed. If you haven't seen it, you may want to see "Angels and Insects" (1995). In it, Kemp portrays a deeply conflicted character who cannot reconcile his intellect and Christian perspective with a world view up-ended by Darwin's Theory of Evolution. An excellent portrayal. And then, of course, there's Kemp's Nazi officer in the comedy "Top Secret" (priceless!).
What started tnis? Were we talking about "Blue Max"? Is Jeremy Kemp the guy, above, in white navy uniform? If so, then I have seen him in many movies. I have prob seen "Operation Crossbow"but I cannot recall it now. But sorry to say, I have never really cared for that actor. You say he was in "Max" and in a movie in 1995? Yikes! He must be kind of old by then.
Nice cinematography.
Excellent film!
Great movie, although I am perplexed as to how either submarine made it through, given they submerged and even less depth to play with and also the way their launch was practically doing hand break turns to avoid the rocks!
Good old Smith's gauges, like in my old MGB and Austin Healy Sprite.
and Jag.
Nothing old about Smith's
Still going strong
And world renowned
This was likely a GREAT movie for a drive-in!
RIP Miss Blackman.
Jeremy Kemp was in Z' Cars an excellent breeding ground,with the likes of Brian Blessed,Colin Welland and James Lynch.
great movie!