To Catch a King

"An American adventurer and a sensuous singer... in a plot so deadly — the winner gets the world."

1984 1h 55m EN

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Synopsis

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Robert Wagner plays an American who owns a Lisbon nightclub and Teri Garr is a slightly dippy chanteuse who has stumbled across a Nazi plot to kidnap the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, living at the time (1942) in Portugal.

“An American adventurer and a sensuous singer... in a plot so deadly — the winner gets the world.”

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Cast

Robert Wagner
Joe Jackson
Teri Garr
Hannah Winter
Horst Janson
General Schellenberg
John Standing
The Duke of Windsor
Barbara Parkins
The Duchess of Windsor
Marcel Bozzuffi
Colonel da Cunha
Barry Foster
Max Winter
Jane Lapotaire
Irene Neumann

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Clive Donner
Writers: Roger O. Hirson, Jack Higgins
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Portugal

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ERA

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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Portugal.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Clive Donner, shot by Dennis C. Lewiston. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Nick Bicât. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Peter Tanner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Robert Wagner and Teri Garr and Horst Janson carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "An American adventurer and a sensuous singer... in a plot so deadly — the winner gets the world.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0088280 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Clive Donner directs. Dennis C. Lewiston behind the camera. Nick Bicât scores. Peter Tanner cuts. Produced in United States of America, Portugal. Dialogue in English.

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142 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Portugal.
3Directed by Clive Donner, shot by Dennis C. Lewiston. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Nick Bicât. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Peter Tanner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Robert Wagner and Teri Garr and Horst Janson carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "An American adventurer and a sensuous singer... in a plot so deadly — the winner gets the world.".
8IMDB entry: tt0088280 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.