SUSPENSE...THAT EXPLODES INTO THRILLING ACTION!
Director: Richard Thorpe
A ship's captain gets mixed up with murder during the hunt for lost Nazi treasure.
92 min
Rating: 6/10
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Robert Taylor
John Nordley
Nicole Maurey
Constanta Sluiter
Linda Christian
Elsa
Donald Wolfit
Inspector Van Der Stoor
David Kossoff
Wilhelm Dekker
Eric Pohlmann
Captain Rohner
Movie Info
Director: Richard Thorpe
Production Companies: Coronado Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios
Countries: United Kingdom
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John Chard:
Hawks or Flies?
The House of the Seven Hawks is an adaptation of Victor Canning's novel, The House of the Seven Flies. Richard Thorpe directs and it stars Robert Taylor, Nicole Maurey, Linda Christian, Donald Wolfit, David Kossoff and Eric Pohlmann. Music is by Clifton Parker and cinematography by Edward Scaife.
It's a film that looks tired and cheap, the plot for what it's worth pitches Taylor as a sea dog type captain involved with criminals, the law, pretty ladies and hidden treasure. Those elements should have made for a riveting mystery, sadly that is not the case. Taylor looks bored but still manages to give off a presence and a nice line in wry humour, while the Dutch locations deserve a better film. But ultimately there's a reason why this is a little known Taylor movie, it's poor and just one for us Taylor completists to tick off of our list. 5/10