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Adicionar um enredo no seu idiomaThe crew of an airplane forced to spend 24 hours in Beirut get in trouble with a smuggling gang.The crew of an airplane forced to spend 24 hours in Beirut get in trouble with a smuggling gang.The crew of an airplane forced to spend 24 hours in Beirut get in trouble with a smuggling gang.
- Direção
- Roteiristas
- Artistas
Helga Sommerfeld
- The Crew: Louise Braganza
- (as Helga Somerfeld)
Issam Al-Shanawy
- The Firm
- (as Issam Chenawi)
Maria Rohm
- The Firm: Claudine
- (as Marie Rohm)
Danny Taborra
- The Firm
- (as Danny Tabbara)
Nadia Gamal
- The Rest: Mimi
- (as Nadia Gamel)
Gaston Chikhani
- The Rest
- (as Gaston Chakani)
- Direção
- Roteiristas
- Elenco e equipe completos
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Avaliações em destaque
A passenger plane is forced to make an emergency landing in Beirut. The plane needs 24 hours to make repair. Norman Jones (Mickey Rooney) gets entangled with a murderous smuggling ring.
The movie is a bit of a mess. The directing is weak. The opening landing should be a lot more exciting. I guess the lady screaming into the cockpit is suppose to be that. I don't like Norman and I don't really care about his predicament. The only truly compelling aspect is seeing this city, this culture, and this country before it gets destroyed by the civil war. Maybe it serves as a reminder of the time and place.
The movie is a bit of a mess. The directing is weak. The opening landing should be a lot more exciting. I guess the lady screaming into the cockpit is suppose to be that. I don't like Norman and I don't really care about his predicament. The only truly compelling aspect is seeing this city, this culture, and this country before it gets destroyed by the civil war. Maybe it serves as a reminder of the time and place.
Very much a film of its time. Mid-60s, exotic location, imported American stars, glamorous European women and unconvincing fight scenes. I thought I might last ten minutes watching this whilst putting up the Xmas decorations but I ended up watching the whole thing. The reason for that was the excellent direction by Peter Bezencenet and a great turn by the always watchable Michael Medwin. Considering how well directed this film is, I'm surprised to find that Bezencenet only directed four films, and only one after this film.
At two hours (including commercials) it did feel a little on the long side. But the locations, the dresses, the sharp suits, hairstyles and the oblique plot makes for worthwhile viewing.
At two hours (including commercials) it did feel a little on the long side. But the locations, the dresses, the sharp suits, hairstyles and the oblique plot makes for worthwhile viewing.
This is an efficient B movie thriller with location shooting in Lebanon. Former Tarzan, Lex Barker is an airline pilot whose passenger plane bound for Athens is diverted to Beirut because of a mechanical problem and they have 24 hours to kill as the mechanics repair the plane.
Mickey Rooney a member of the flight crew starts to act suspicious for a reason as he is being pursued for past misdeed and it is up to the rest of the flight crew to protect him or come to his rescue.
Diminutive actors Michael Medwin and Mickey Rooney steal the show, the former clearly enjoys the action scenes while Rooney plays a deceitful and conniving rogue which is the reason why he is pursued by the criminal underworld of Beirut.
Aside from the location shooting there is little in the production that is above average.
Mickey Rooney a member of the flight crew starts to act suspicious for a reason as he is being pursued for past misdeed and it is up to the rest of the flight crew to protect him or come to his rescue.
Diminutive actors Michael Medwin and Mickey Rooney steal the show, the former clearly enjoys the action scenes while Rooney plays a deceitful and conniving rogue which is the reason why he is pursued by the criminal underworld of Beirut.
Aside from the location shooting there is little in the production that is above average.
An international co-production from the ubiquitous Harry Alan Towers, 24 HOURS TO KILL stars Lex Barker as an airline pilot whose plane, bound for Athens, has engine trouble and is forced to land in Beirut. The mechanics tell him they can have the plane repaired and ready to fly in 24 hours--the 24 hours "to kill" of the title. Mickey Rooney plays a member of the flight crew who, upon landing, is watched and followed by a number of people...and who acts quite suspiciously himself. The question of why Rooney is being followed and what he has done in the past to explain his being followed provides the suspense in the film. The script does not give the always-excellent Barker much particularity of character--he basically has to look handsome and act authoritative. His attitude toward the Rooney character changes throughout the film, and he is entangled in a relationship with a female member of the crew, so there are a few elements in the script that give the character some depth, but not enough. Mickey Rooney is given a far meatier role. Rooney is perfect as "Jonesy", affable on the surface, but complex underneath and with a BIG chip on his shoulder. There's not a lot of action in the film, and the few fight scenes are--as usual for Harry Alan Towers productions--unconvincingly staged. Although made in English, the film has the feel of any number of continental co-productions and an international cast. The ending can be viewed as either ironic or unsatisfying, but it certainly wasn't what I expected! There are a few interesting middle-eastern-looking shots that could either be location shooting or sleight-of-hand involving stock footage, but in any event the film does have a distinct middle-eastern flavor that keeps it from being generic or run of the mill. Overall, this is an entertaining b-movie worth watching for fans of Lex Barker (one of his last English-language starring roles) and for a colorful character role by Mickey Rooney (see PULP with Michael Caine sometime for another fine Rooney performance). If you have two free hours and want a standard-issue dose of b-movie international intrigue, it's worthwhile, but nothing worth seeking out.
The reason to watch this film is for the exotic location as it was back then in the 1960s - hip, jet-set Beirut that benefited from an influx of wealth at the time. There is no sympathy for the major character who is it trouble. Hardly spoiling anything to say that you know from the outset that things aren't as he says - there's little suspense and also little sympathy. Actually Rooney is excellent at playing an annoying little creep - it was apparently his true character.
Great shots, interesting for the cars, the geography, but terrible acting largely and plastic characters.
Don't get me wrong - I'd still watch it, but don't expect much more.
Great shots, interesting for the cars, the geography, but terrible acting largely and plastic characters.
Don't get me wrong - I'd still watch it, but don't expect much more.
Você sabia?
- CuriosidadesThe airliner is a 1961 De Havilland DH.106 Comet 4C, registration OD-ADQ. This aircraft was destroyed, along with 13 others, by Israeli commandos at the Beruit International Airport on 28 December 1968.
- Erros de gravaçãoDuring the opening sequence,, in the cockpit as the plane flies into Lebanon, the captain has the aircraft in a constant steep left turn, upon landing, the co-pilot takes over and uses the ailerons to steer the plane on the ground right while taxing.
- Citações
Jamie Faulkner: Jonesie, we're gonna take you to the gayest place in town!
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- Tempo de duração
- 1 h 34 min(94 min)
- Proporção
- 2.35 : 1
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