The Treasure of San Teresa (German: Rhapsodie in Blei) is a 1959 British-West German thriller film directed by Alvin Rakoff and starring Eddie Constantine, Dawn Addams and Marius Goring.[1][2] It was based on a play by Jeffrey Dell. The film is also known by the alternative titles Hot Money Girl, Long Distance, and Rhapsody in Blei.[3]
| The Treasure of San Teresa | |
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| Directed by | Alvin Rakoff |
| Written by | Jack Andrews Jeffrey Dell |
| Produced by | John Nasht Patrick Filmer-Sankey |
| Starring | Eddie Constantine Dawn Addams Marius Goring Christopher Lee |
| Cinematography | Wilkie Cooper |
| Edited by | Jim Connock |
| Music by | Don Banks |
Production companies | Beaconsfield Productions Kurt Ulrich Filmproduktion Orbit Films |
| Distributed by | British Lion Constantin Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom West Germany |
| Language | English |
Plot
editEx-OSS operative Larry Brennan (Eddie Constantine) returns to Czechoslovakia after retiring from his military service during World War II. He is intent on seeking out a hidden cache of Nazi jewels stashed in this country during the war. There he has to join with Hedi von Hartmann (Dawn Addams), his former lover and a daughter of the German general who previously owned the gems, but Larry is not sure whether he can trust her. Soon Larry begins to realise that he is being double-crossed and triple-crossed.[4]
Cast
edit- Eddie Constantine as Larry Brennan
- Dawn Addams as Hedi von Hartmann
- Marius Goring as Rudi Siebert
- Christopher Lee as Jaeger
- Nadine Tallier as Zizi
- Walter Gotell as Hamburg inspector
- Willi Witte as von Hartmann
- Leslie "Hutch" Hutchinson as Piano player at Billie's
- Gaylord Cavallaro as Mike Jones
- Hubert Mittendorf as Schneider
- Derek Sydney as Barman
- Penelope Horner as Bar girl
- Georgina Cookson as Billie
- Clive Dunn as Cemetery keeper
- Sheldon Lawrence as Patrolling policeman
- Steve Plytas as Station sergeant
- Thomas Gallagher as Truck driver
- Stella Bonheur as Sister Angelica
- Tom Bowman as Tough
- Margaret Boyd as Sister Catherine
- Walter Buhler as Uniformed Policeman
- Tsai Chin as 1st girl in fight
- Marie Devereux as Girl with the Mink
- Diane Potter as 2nd girl in fight
- Susan Travers as Girl at Billie's
- Anna Turner as Billie's maid
References
edit- ^ "The Treasure of San Teresa". FilmAffinity. filmaffinity.com. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "The Treasure of San Teresa (1959)", BFI.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2016). "The Treasure of San Teresa (1959)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "The Treasure of San Teresa". The Movie Scene. themoviescene.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
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