Skipper Nick Rawlings summons three former Royal Navy comrades from the war to go in search of looted Nazi treasure amassed by a Gestapo general Von Kreisling which involves finding three pieces of a cut up map eventually leading them to the hidden hoard. Their quest in a yacht takes them to several picturesque locations. With intrigue, thrills and a bit of romance this is an entertaining film. It moves at a good pace and there is fine footage of the sea which provides a solid nautical flavour to the narrative. There is a good music score by Johnny Douglas.
It was produced by two Greek film companies but the cast and crew are nearly all English. The actors are all fine in their roles; Keenan Wynn as the doughty skipper, Ronald Howard, Trader Faulkner and the always delightful Rona Anderson as his shipmates, Mai Zetterling as the mysterious woman they pick up on the way. The redoubtable Rita Webb appears briefly as a landlady as does Murray Kash whose character is 'Boor' and who earns his epithet by being too persistent to the pianist Pru.
Worth watching with a well written plot by Christopher Davis. It is also known as 'Pattern for Plunder' and 'Operation Mermaid'.
It was produced by two Greek film companies but the cast and crew are nearly all English. The actors are all fine in their roles; Keenan Wynn as the doughty skipper, Ronald Howard, Trader Faulkner and the always delightful Rona Anderson as his shipmates, Mai Zetterling as the mysterious woman they pick up on the way. The redoubtable Rita Webb appears briefly as a landlady as does Murray Kash whose character is 'Boor' and who earns his epithet by being too persistent to the pianist Pru.
Worth watching with a well written plot by Christopher Davis. It is also known as 'Pattern for Plunder' and 'Operation Mermaid'.