Madame Sin
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The first appearance of Bette Davis in a made-for-television film has an evil mastermind (Davis) plotting against a CIA agent (Robert Wagner) for control of a deadly submarine. Aired in 1971, Madame Sin was the most expensive TV movie of the time. ~ John Bush, RoviCast
Bette Davis - Madame Sin; Arnold Diamond - Lengetti; Alan Dobie - White; Denholm Elliott - De Vere; David Healy - Braden; Gordon Jackson - Commander Cavandish; Roy Kinnear - Holidaymaker; Burt Kwouk - Scarred Operator; Charles Lloyd Pack - Mr. Willoughby; Al Mancini - Fisherman; Frank Middlemass - Dr. Henriques; John Orchard - Revolutionary; Catherine Schell - Barbara; Dudley Sutton - Monk; Robert Wagner - Anthony Lawrence; Paul Maxwell - Connors; Paul Young - Naval DriverCredit
David Greene - Director, Michael Gibbs - Composer (Music Score), Robert Wagner - Producer, Lew Grade - Producer, Lou Morheim - Producer, Julian Wintle - Producer, David Greene - Screenwriter, Barry Oringer - Screenwriter| Madame Satã (2002 Film), Madame Satan (1930 Film) | |
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Madame Sin
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| Directed by | David Greene |
| Produced by | Lew Grade Lou Morheim Robert Wagner Julian Wintle |
| Written by | David Greene Barry Oringer |
| Starring | Bette Davis Robert Wagner |
| Music by | Michael Gibbs |
| Cinematography | Anthony B. Richmond |
| Release date(s) | January 15, 1972 (US) |
| Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Madame Sin is a 1972 British thriller film directed by David Greene and starring Bette Davis, Robert Wagner, Denholm Elliot and Gordon Jackson. The screenplay was written by Greene and Barry Oringer.
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Plot summary
The title character is a vicious villainess who commands a Thought Factory in the Scottish Highlands. Intent on achieving world domination, she kidnaps ex-CIA agent Anthony Lawrence and forces him to help her hijack a secret nuclear weapon, the Polaris submarine.
Cast
- Bette Davis as Madame Sin
- Robert Wagner as Anthony Lawrence
- Denholm Elliot as Malcolm De Vere
- Gordon Jackson as Commander Cavendish
- Dudley Sutton as Monk
- Catherine Schell as Barbara
- Pik-Sen Lim as Nikko
- Paul Maxwell as Connors
- David Healy as Braden
- Alan Dobie as White
Production
The film was originally a pilot for a weekly ABC series that failed to make the network's schedule. It was broadcast in the United States on January 15, 1972 and then released in other markets as a feature film.
Exteriors were filmed on location at Ascot, Berkshire; Mull, Argyll in Scotland; and Piccadilly in London. Interiors were shot at the Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire.
Reception
Time Out London said, "Lots of exotic sets and outlandish secret weapons, just a pity it's all rather old hat Bond stuff. Still, with Denholm Elliott giving sterling support as her sycophantic aide, Davis has a ball with some genuinely monstrous lines." [1]
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