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Coast of Skeletons

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Returning to London from a post in Africa, investigator Harry Sanders (Richard Todd) is hired by an insurance firm to look into the heavily insured loss of a dredging ship owned by American mining magnate A.J. Magnus (Dale Robertson). Signing onto the crew of Magnus' replacement vessel, Sanders learns that German-born Capt. Janny von Koltze (Heinz Drache) and his crew have been secretly searching for a cache of gold that had been onboard a ship von Koltze sank during World War II.

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Nick F Review by Nick Fletcher Coast Of Skeletons is a solid if at times ponderous 1960s adventure film with British stalwart Richard Todd an insurance investigator on the trail of a shady American tycoon, played by Dale Robertson. Todd turns in his usual dependable performance but doesnt really pull off the action-man role. His victory over a tough gang of crewmen in one of the early scenes is totally unconvincing. The West African scenery is stunning and the plot about an attempt to steal gold from a sunken ship is promising yet there is often too much talking and too little action. Tighter directing and sharper editing would have lifted this film from humdrum adventure to something more engaging and more memorable. As it is, it just about passes as adequate entertainment for a rainy afternoon. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/24/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Robert Lynn

Director

Richard Todd

Inspector Harry Sanders

Dale Robertson

A.J. Magnus

Heinz Drache

Janny vol Koltze

Marianne Koch

Helga

Elga Andersen

Elisabeth von Koltze
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Synopsis Returning to London from a post in Africa, investigator Harry Sanders (Richard Todd) is hired by an insurance firm to look into the heavily insured loss of a dredging ship owned by American mining magnate A.J. Magnus (Dale Robertson). Signing onto the crew of Magnus' replacement vessel, Sanders learns that German-born Capt. Janny von Koltze (Heinz Drache) and his crew have been secretly searching for a cache of gold that had been onboard a ship von Koltze sank during World War II.
Director
Robert Lynn
Producer
Harry Alan Towers, Oliver Unger
Screenwriter
Anthony Scott Veitch
Distributor
Seven Arts Pictures
Production Co
Towers of London Productions, Hallam Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 10, 1965, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 30m
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