''Mozambique'' is a 1964 British
drama
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film directed by
Robert Lynn from a screenplay by
Peter Yeldham
Peter Alan Yeldham (25 April 1927 – 20 September 2022) was an Australian screenwriter for motion pictures and television, playwright and novelist.
Biography
Peter Yeldham was born in Gladstone, near Smithtown, New South Wales, in 1927. L ...
, starring
Steve Cochran
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in his final film role,
Hildegard Knef
Hildegard Frieda Albertine Knef (; 28 December 19251 February 2002) was a German actress, voice actress, singer, and writer. She was billed in some English-language films as Hildegard Neff or Hildegarde Neff.
Early years
Hildegard Knef was born ...
,
Paul Hubschmid
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and
Vivi Bach.
Premise
An American pilot assists the Portuguese colonial police who are battling a gang of criminals involved in drug smuggling from Lisbon via Mozambique to Zanzibar.
Cast
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Steve Cochran
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as Brad Webster
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Hildegard Knef
Hildegard Frieda Albertine Knef (; 28 December 19251 February 2002) was a German actress, voice actress, singer, and writer. She was billed in some English-language films as Hildegard Neff or Hildegarde Neff.
Early years
Hildegard Knef was born ...
as Ilona Valdez
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Paul Hubschmid
Paul Hubschmid (; 20 July 1917 – 31 December 2001) was a Swiss actor. He was most notable for his role as Henry Higgins in a production of ''My Fair Lady''. In some of his Hollywood films he used the name Paul Christian. He appeared in dozens ...
as Commarro
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Vivi Bach as Christina
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Dietmar Schönherr
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as Henderson
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Martin Benson as Da Silva
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George Leech as Carl
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Gert Van den Bergh as Arab
Production
During the making of the film, Cochran was arrested for committing adultery with the wife of a jockey while in
Durban
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, South Africa.
Reception
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The New York Times
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'' called it "a sleazy little melodrama."
[Screen: '10 Little Indians': Agatha Christie Story Is Filmed Again Steve Cochran Stars in 'Mozambique'
By BOSLEY CROWTHER. New York Times 10 Feb 1966: 33.]
References
External links
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Mozambique' at the
BFI
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1964 films
1964 drama films
British drama films
1960s English-language films
English-language South African films
Films directed by Robert Lynn
Films scored by Johnny Douglas
British Lion Films films
Films set in Mozambique
Films shot in Mozambique
South African drama films
1960s British films
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