Main Cast: Richard Harris, Ann Turkel, David Janssen, Burgess Meredith, John Vernon
Release Year: 1977
Country: US
Run Time: 103 minutes
Plot
Richard Harris dodges bullets from stem to stern in this middling thriller, based on a novel by Alistair MacLean. The plot concerns high-sea hijinks aboard the Caribbean Star, a combination cargo ship and floating casino. In the midst of the high rollers and spinning roulette wheels appears Luis Carreras (John Vernon), an amoral mercenary who hijacks the ship. Taking his marching orders from a mysterious mastermind, he installs an atomic device mid-ship, holding both the passengers and the bomb hostage, hoping to exchange them for the gold bullion of an U.S. Treasury ship. All seems to be going according to Luis's plan until First Officer John Carter (Richard Harris), the attractive Susan Beresford (Ann Turkel), and Dr. Marston (Gordon Jackson) arrive to put a crimp in Luis's escapade. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
Gordon Jackson - Dr. Marston; Keith Baxter - Preston; John Carradine - Fairweather; Robert Beatty - Dr. Taubman; Philip Boucher - Agente; Richard Cox - Browning; David Drummond - Passenger; Robert Flemyng - Capt. Bullen; Marjorie Gordon - Passenger; Danny Keogh - Attacker; Leigh Lawson - Tony Cerdan; Dorothy Malone - Mrs. Skinner; Hugh Rouse - Captain - Unicorn 1; Larry Taylor - Attacker; Ian Yule - McCloskey; Michael Fisher - Dexter; Joe Powell - Male Nurse; John Sullivan - Attacker; Lyn Hooker - Female Nurse; Jack Cooper - Attacker; Michael Howard - Benson
Credit
Ashley Lazarus - Director, Ralph Kemplen - Editor, Ken Higgins - Cinematographer, Andre Pieterse - Producer, John Gay - Screenwriter, Stanley Price - Screenwriter, Alistair MacLean - Book Author
