Gold
Brief Synopsis
Rod Slater is the newly appointed general manager of the Sonderditch gold mine, but he stumbles across an ingenious plot to flood the mine, by drilling into an underground lake, so the unscrupulous owners to make a killing in the international gold market.
Cast & Crew
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John Glen
Director
John Hussey
Bernard Horsfall
George Jackson
Simon Sabela
Marc Smith
Film Details
Also Known As
Great Gold Conspiracy, The
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1974
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 58m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Technicolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Synopsis
The new manager of a South African gold mine is ordered to drill through a dyke into a rich vein of gold, which results in the mine being flooded. This proves to be part of an unscrupulous share-dealing plot.
Cast
John Hussey
Bernard Horsfall
George Jackson
Simon Sabela
Marc Smith
Tony Beckley
Ray Milland
Michael Mcgovern
Bradford Dillman
John Bay
Paul Hansard
Susannah York
Roger Moore
John Gielgud
Andre Maranne
Norman Coombes
Crew
Elmer Bernstein
Music
Syd Cain
Production Designer
John Glen
Editor
Michael Klinger
Producer
Robert Laing
Art Director
John W. Mitchell
Sound
Peter Edward Price
Assistant Director
Stanley Price
Screenplay
Ousama Rawi
Director Of Photography
Wilbur Smith
Source Material (From Novel)
Wilbur Smith
Screenplay
Vetchinsky
Production Designer
Film Details
Also Known As
Great Gold Conspiracy, The
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1974
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 58m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Technicolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Award Nominations
Best Song
1974
Quotes
Who do I need to see?- Rod Slater (Roger Moore)
Go and see Mr Eade.- Miner (Garth Tuckett)
My God, you're beautiful.- Rod Slater
Kiss me you fool.- Terry Steyner (Sussanah York)
Rod Slater, Do you know what your getting yourself into?- Farrel (John Gielgud)
No, No I dont.- Rod Slater
Can you stop this madness?- Rod Slater
Dont look at me, I'm just a plumber.- Plummer (John Hussey)
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Alan Soames & Rydal Love
Released in United States 1974
Released in United States 1974
