Main Cast: Frank Sinatra, Virna Lisi, Anthony Franciosa, Richard Conte, Alf Kjellin
Release Year: 1966
Country: US
Run Time: 110 minutes
Plot
Assault on a Queen is a complex, exciting crime-caper film in which a gang of clever mercenaries try to rob the famous luxury liner, the Queen Mary. Mark Brittain (Frank Sinatra) is hired by wealthy Italian adventuress Rosa Lucchesi (Verna Lisi) and her German partner-in-crime, Eric Laufftiauer (Alf Kjellin) to refurbish a WWII German U-Boat and use it to hold the entire ship hostage while it is robbed. Scriptwriter Rod Serling does his best with an interesting, but rather implausible premise, and director Jack Donohue gets above-average performances from his cast of veteran character actors, including Richard Conte and Reginald Denny, but Frank Sinatra is not particularly believable as an action hero. The true star of the show is the terrific color photography of the magnificent ocean liner by William Daniels and a musical score by Duke Ellington. While Assault on a Queen fails to generate much suspense, fans of Frank Sinatra should enjoy this, although it fails to reach the level of fun and excitement of his excellent Ocean's 11. ~ Linda Rasmussen, All Movie Guide
Errol John - Linc Langley; Murray Matheson - Captain; Reginald Denny - Master at Arms; John Warburton - Bank manager; Lester Matthews - Doctor; Val Avery - Trench; Gilchrist Stuart - Officer; Ronald Long - 2nd Officer; Leslie E. Bradley - Third Officer; Arthur E. Gould-Porter - Officer; Laurence Conroy - Junior Officer
A World War II-era German U-2 submarine missing for 20 years is retrieved by diver Mark Brittain. He recruits several others to return the sub to working condition and then pull a daring million-dollar heist on the British ocean liner Queen Mary, which they plan to rob on the high seas while the liner is making a transatlantic crossing.
