Le Secret de la liste rouge

Original title: Mozambique

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An out-of-work and penniless American pilot is offered work in Mozambique and promptly becomes an unwitting pawn in a world of drug smuggling, kidnap and murder.An out-of-work and penniless American pilot is offered work in Mozambique and promptly becomes an unwitting pawn in a world of drug smuggling, kidnap and murder.An out-of-work and penniless American pilot is offered work in Mozambique and promptly becomes an unwitting pawn in a world of drug smuggling, kidnap and murder.

Director
- Robert Lynn
Writers
- Harry Alan Towers
- Peter Yeldham
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5.3/10

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Director
- Robert Lynn
Writers
- Harry Alan Towers
- Peter Yeldham
Stars

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Steve Cochran

Brad Webster

Hildegard Knef

Ilona Valdez
(as Hildegarde Neff)

Paul Hubschmid

Commaro

Vivi Bach

Christina Sindstrom

Martin Benson

Da Silva

Dietmar Schönherr

David Henderson
(as Dietmar Schonherr)

George Leech

Carl

Gert van den Bergh

The Arab
(as Gert Van Den Bergh)

Vic Perry

Sgt. Rodrigues

Harold Berens

Banker

Peter Maxwell

Sophia Kammara

Nightclub Employee
(as Sophia Spentos)

Bill Levisohn

Josh du Toit

Policeman

Madeleine Usher

Solo Dancer

Nikki Bester

Solo Dancer

Gene Kennedy

Maria Rohm

Director
- Robert Lynn
Writers
- Harry Alan Towers
- Peter Yeldham
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User reviews12

Featured review

9/10

Excellent adventure-mystery set in Africa

This is an excellent movie! I just watched it as a blu ray dvd, it looks great! Made in 1964, it is one of those older films, where the viewer needs to have some patience as the story develops. The script is outstanding, it is by Peter Yeldham, who wrote many fine movies. All the cast are very good.

What makes this movie different than many films, is that it is about a 50/50 combination of adventure and mystery. That means there aren't as many big-action type scenes as in a pure adventure film. This is not an imitation James Bond type movie. There's very good character development. Steve Cochran is likeable as the world-weary American pilot who steps up when needed. Vivi Bach and Hildegard Knef are very classy. There's a 1960's feel, in a kind of different way than usual. I suspect some viewers don't "get" this movie, because they expected a cheesy Bond knock off. This is not that, at all. Highly recommended, especially on the new blu ray version.

shakspryn
Sep 16, 2021
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Trivia
The penultimate film of Steve Cochran before his mysterious death from a lung infection while sailing off the coast of Guatemala in 1965. He died before the release of his final film, "Tell Me in the Sunlight," which he had also written, produced, and directed.

Goofs
In the opening scenes, a man climbs a wide expanse of steps, with a large rubbish bin situated at the commencement of the steps. As he reaches the concrete bollards across the top of the steps he turns to face somebody and is stabbed. In the next shot he is rolling down the steps, but someway from the bollards where he stopped and clatters into the rubbish bin which is no longer at the base of the steps. Whilst the man is rolling over, there is no evidence of his having being stabbed, but when a policeman reaches him, there is a long bladed knife protruding from his chest.