Terence youngs triple cross is a slowpaced, loosely plotted excursion into the spy business. Triple cross 1967 safecracker eddie chapman christopher plummer is languishing in prison on the island of jersey when the nazis arrive. Aug 24, 2005 triple cross is not a bond film simply because the supporting cast matters. She was not disappointed with the triple cross dvd that i found. I dont know of a bond film except maybe goldeneye that succeeds in that regard. Tv guide, uks no 1 tv guide showing your tv listings in an easy to read grid format, visit us to check tv news, freeview tv listings, sky tv, virgin tv, history, discovery, tlc, bbc, and more. Triple cross is a 1966 anglofrench war spy film directed by terence young and produced by jacquespaul bertrand. Yet triple is curiously lacking in these areas, due primarily to deficits in the scripting and to the rather plodding direction of terence young. A smalltime crook imprisoned on jersey at the start of world war ii offers to. Eddie chapman is a british safecracker imprisoned on the channel islands at the outbreak of wwii. Triple cross 1966 tt0061647 triple cross 1966 yts movie torrent.
The triple cross should be a much better film than it is. The 1967 film triple cross is a marvelous mystery wrapped in spicy suspense. Christopher plummer, romy schneider, trevor howard, yul brynner, bernard fresson, cl ment harari, gert frobe, claudine. Overview of triple cross, 1967, directed by terence young, with christopher plummer, romy schneider, trevor howard, at turner classic movies. When wwii broke out this safecracker was already in prison. An adept manipulator of situations, chapman convinces the germans to use him. Maybe if i hadnt read the book first it would have been better to watch. When the germans move in, he offers to work for them if they set him free. No, thunderball directs, giving a caperlike feel to this factbased film that also costars thunderballs claudine auger and goldfingers gert frobe. Triple cross 1966 on sony movies action, fri 28 feb 3.
Triple cross was based loosely on the reallife story of eddie chapman. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Release date 9 december 1966 france 19 july 1967 united states running time 140 min. During ww2, convicted bank robber eddie chapman becomes a triple agent working for both the british and the germans.
Triple cross 1966 film complet en francais youtube. Triple cross is a straight spy film, although christopher plummers eddie chapman is probably supposed to have a similar charm to connerys james bond. One or two competent performances struggle to its surface. I understand that they have to edit a film otherwise we would be watching it for hours. The days too bright is a 1992 japanese film directed by kinji fukasaku cast. Triple cross is a 1966 anglofrench coproduced film. Triple cross is a 1966 anglofrench coproduced film directed by terence young and produced by jacquespaul bertrand. One or two competent performances struggle to its surface, tread water briefly and sink. Triple cross is not a bond film simply because the supporting cast matters.
The film was released in eastman color, print by technicolor. However, the film was a great big let down as so many inportant bits were missing, neither was it the best quality of film. Triple cross 1966 trivia 12 add new during the fake interrogation of eddie chapman in london, he is asked what film he saw in the movie theater. The days too bright is a 1992 japanese film directed by kinji fukasaku. After all, spy movies in which a character is a double agent by definition should offer plenty of opportunity for suspense and thrills. In spite of these short comings, triple cross is an interesting study of a con man turned spy for his own profit.
Compared with, say, five fingers or i was montys double, triple cross is sluggish. Plummer is a british safecracker imprisoned on the channel islands at the outbreak of wwii. The movie was directed by terence young, who directed two james bond films. Triple cross is a film directed by terence young with christopher plummer, romy schneider, yul brynner, trevor howard, year. Triple cross is a 1966 film starring christopher plummer, romy schneider, trevor howard. Triple cross 1966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Trostruka prevara, u bivsoj jugoslaviji poznat kao prica o eddieju chapmanu, je britanskofrancuski spijunski film snimljen 1966. The germans buy his story and send him to england, but once there he offers his services to the british as. Young is a rather mediocre director and, for the first twenty minutes. It was filmed in eastman color, print by technicolor. On the screen at last the fantastic true story of eddie chapman, exsafecracker turned war hero. Young is a rather mediocre director and, for the first twenty minutes, i kept thinking that the british. But this wartime shaggydog espionage yarn resisted the 007 treatment and laid a big egg. Triple cross 1966 full film online streaming pa dansk gratis.
You can watch triple cross online on videoondemand services netflix, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1966 movies 1966. Triple cross 1966 film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Triple cross 1966 is a world war ii action, adventure movie starring christopher plummer and gert frobe. Safecracker eddie chapman christopher plummer is languishing in prison on the island of jersey when the nazis arrive. An adept manipulator of situations, chapman convinces. This could be an inside joke and reference to the film suicide squadron 1941 with participation of the mentioned actors and. Triple cross is a 1966 british film, directed by terence young and produced by jacques bertrand. Triple cross was based loosely on the reallife story of eddie chapman, believed by the nazis to be their top spy in great britain, although he was actually an mi5 double agent. Adapted from his autobiography the eddie chapman story, this is the. In spite of these short comings, triple cross is an interesting study of a con. The threebarred russian orthodox cross triple cross 1966 film, a british film directed by terence young the triple cross, a 1992 japanese film directed by kinji fukasaku. This is a reconstructed autobiography of a british safecracker. Scout tafoya makes the case for christopher plummer as james bond.
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