Action of the Tiger
1957 film by Terence Young / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Action of the Tiger is a 1957 British CinemaScope action film directed by Terence Young and starring Van Johnson and Martine Carol. It was distributed by MGM.
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Directed by | Terence Young |
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Produced by | Kenneth Harper |
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Cinematography | Desmond Dickinson |
Edited by | Frank Clarke |
Music by | Humphrey Searle |
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Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[1] |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | $863,000[2] |
Box office | $1,640,000[2] |
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The plot is about the rescue of a political prisoner held in Albania. Carson, played by Van Johnson, is an American contraband runner approached by Tracy, a French woman who wants him to help rescue her brother. Supporting actor Sean Connery would reunite with director Terence Young for the first film in the James Bond series, Dr. No (1962).
The title comes from William Shakespeare's play Henry V.[3]