Action of the Tiger
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Action of the Tiger
Plot
In one of her few English-speaking appearances, French leading lady Martine Carol plays Tracy, the daughter of a political prisoner. Tracy hires soldier-of-fortune Carson (Van Johnson) to smuggle her into Albania by way of Greece. Once behind the Iron Curtain, Tracy and Carson enlist the aid of a group of freedom-loving Albanian outlaws, led by Trifon (Herbert Lom). The final third of the film details the desperate escape attempt involving Tracy, her father and Carson. Filmed in Spain and released in the U.S. by Van Johnson's home studio of MGM, Action of the Tiger was based on a novel by James Wellard. Watch for Sean Connery in a barroom-brawl sequence. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviCast
- Van Johnson - Carson
- Martine Carol - Tracy
- Herbert Lom - Trifon
- Jose Nieto - Kol Stenho
- Sean Connery - Mike
Credit
Terence Young - Director, Frank Clarke - Editor, Humphrey Searle - Composer (Music Score), Desmond Dickinson - Cinematographer, Edmund Dickinson - Cinematographer, Kenneth Harper - Producer, Robert Carson - Screenwriter, James Wellard - Book Author| Action in the North Atlantic (1943 Film), Action in Arabia (1944 Film) | |
| Action! (2003 Film), Action-Adventure Classics, Vol. 1 (1998 Film) |
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Action of the Tiger
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| Directed by | Terence Young |
| Produced by | Kenneth Harper George Willoughby (associate producer) Co-executive producer: Joseph Blau Johnny Meyer |
| Written by | Robert Carson Peter Myers (adaptation) James Wellard (novel) |
| Starring | Van Johnson Martine Carol Herbert Lom Sean Connery |
| Music by | Humphrey Searle |
| Cinematography | Desmond Dickinson |
| Editing by | Frank Clarke |
| Studio | Claridge Productions Van Johnson Enterprises |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | August 20, 1957 (USA) |
| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Action of the Tiger is a 1957 British-American CinemaScope [action film]] distributed by MGM, directed by Terence Young, and starring Van Johnson and Martine Carol.
The plot is about the rescue of a political prisoner held in Albania. Carson, played by Van Johnson, is an American contraband runner approached by Tracy, a French woman who wants him to help rescue her brother. Action of the Tiger is also of interest for Sean Connery fans, as the Scots actor would reunite with director Terence Young for the film Dr. No five years later.
The title comes from William Shakespere's Henry V.[1]
Cast
- Van Johnson as Carson
- Martine Carol as Tracy
- Herbert Lom as Trifon
- Gustavo Rojo as Henri
- José Nieto as Kol Stenho
- Helen Haye as The Countess
- Anna Gerber as Mara
- Anthony Dawson as Security Officer
- Sean Connery as Mike
- Yvonne Romain as Katina
- Norman MacOwan as Trifon's father
- Helen Goss as Farmer's Wife
- Richard Williams as Abdyll
References
External links
- Action of the Tiger at the Internet Movie Database
- Action of the Tiger at the TCM Movie Database
- Action of the Tiger at AllRovi
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