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RUNTIME
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Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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3 Chains o' Gold
1994 1h 13m EN
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4.8
SKIP
★4.8TMDB · 4
Music
Synopsis
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In Egypt, princess Maytes father is assassinated by seven men, leaving her with the sacred three chains of gold. She decides to seek out the help of Prince in USA, and sends him a tape of her dancing. Prince immediately falls in love with her, but is frightened by the commitment. He tries to escape through having sex with others, but his heart isn't in it. His heart belongs to Mayte...
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Prince
Mayte Garcia
Kirstie Alley
Troy Byer
Michael Bland
Levi Seacer Jr.
Morris Hayes
Tommy Barbarella
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Parris Patton
- Languages
- English
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The take
Parris Patton directs. John Mathieson behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 232 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Directed by Parris Patton, shot by John Mathieson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Prince and Mayte Garcia and Kirstie Alley carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0109014 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- John Mathieson
- Runtime
- 73 min · 1h 13m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Parris Patton
Key crew
- ProducerPrince
Release history · US
When it landed
- Physical1994-08-16
Also known as
International titles
- 3 Chains o' GoldUS
