''The Golden Head'' is a 1964

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- Hungarian

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directed by

Richard Thorpe Richard Thorpe (born Rollo Smolt Thorpe; February 24, 1896 – May 1, 1991) was an American film director best known for his long career at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Biography Born Rollo Smolt Thorpe in Hutchinson, Kansas, Richard Thorpe began his ...

and James Hill and starring

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, Lorraine Power and

Robert Coote Robert Coote (4 February 1909 – 26 November 1982) was an English actor. He played aristocrats or British military types in many films, and created the role of Colonel Hugh Pickering in the long-running original Broadway production of ''My Fai ...

Plot

The children of a British policeman holidaying in Hungary track down a priceless art treasure which has recently been stolen.

Cast

as Basil Palmer *

as Lionel Pack *

as Michael Stevenson * Lorraine Power as Milly Stevenson *

as Braithwaite * Denis Gilmore as Harold Stevenson * Cecília Esztergályos as Anne * Douglas Wilmer as Detective Inspector Stevenson *

Sándor Pécsi Sándor Pécsi (18 March 1922 – 4 November 1972) was a Hungarian actor born in Sajószentpéter, Hungary. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1948 and 1972 before dying on 4 November 1972 in Budapest, Hungary. Selected filmography ...

as Priest *

Zoltán Makláry Zoltán Makláry (16 April 1896, Budapest – 12 July 1978, Budapest) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He was awarded the Kossuth Prize. Selected filmography * '' Stars of Eger'' (1923) * '' Hyppolit, the Butler'' (1931) * '' Spring Sh ...

as Old Man

Production

Its Hungarian title is ''Az aranyfej''. It was shot on location in Hungary in the

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process, and was loosely based on the novel ''Nepomuk of the River'' by Roger Windle Pilkington.

Lionel Jeffries Lionel Charles Jeffries (10 June 1926 – 19 February 2010) was an English actor, director, and screenwriter. He appeared primarily in films and received a Golden Globe Award nomination during his acting career. Early life Jeffries was born in ...

and

Hayley Mills Hayley Catherine Rose Vivien Mills (born 18 April 1946) is an English actress. The daughter of Sir John Mills and Mary Hayley Bell, and younger sister of actress Juliet Mills, she began her acting career as a child and was hailed as a promising ...

were originally attached to the project. James Hill was the original director, but was replaced by Richard Thorpe during shooting.

Home media

''The Golden Head'' was released in 2019 by Flicker Alley in a Region 1/A dual DVD/Blu-ray edition. It is presented in "Smilebox" format, simulating the original cinema showings on wide

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screens.Flicker Alley
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References

External links

* 1964 films 1964 comedy films 1960s multilingual films 1960s English-language films 1960s Hungarian-language films Films directed by James Hill (British director) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Films directed by Richard Thorpe Films shot in Budapest Films shot in Hungary Hungarian comedy films American comedy films Hungarian multilingual films American multilingual films 1960s American films {{Hungary-film-stub