- Film Review
- Reviewed By Adrian Turner
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2 out of 5
Presumably because it was assumed that American audiences might not know where the North Sea was, this action caper was retitled ffolkes for the US market. In view of the age of the stars, they might have gone the whole hog and titled it Old Ffolkes Home. Roger Moore is the frogman hero, James Mason is an admiral and Anthony Perkins is, as usual, demented and planning to hijack a North Sea oil rig. It's sub-Bond, sub-Frederick Forsyth, even sub-Alistair MacLean. It tailored to the UK market of the time by cashing in on Britain's oil bonanza and by casting Faith Brook as the resident of 10 Downing Street. In a word, ffeeble.
Plot Summary
Action adventure starring Roger Moore, James Mason and Anthony Perkins. When a gang of ruthless hijackers mounts a daring plot to destroy a mammoth North Sea oil rig, the British Government has to act fast, and one man - the most eccentric expert in the underwater sabotage game - is called up for the most dangerous mission of his life.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Rufus Excalibur Ffolkes
- Roger Moore
- Admiral Sir Francis Brinsden
- James Mason
- Lou Kramer
- Anthony Perkins
- Shulman
- Michael Parks
- King
- David Hedison
- Olafsen
- Jack Watson
- Fletcher
- George Baker
- Tipping
- Jeremy Clyde
- Herring
- David Wood
- Prime Minister
- Faith Brook
- Sanna
- Lea Brodie
- Ackerman
- Anthony Pullen Shaw
Crew
- Director
- Andrew V McLaglen
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