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Director:
Geoffrey Reeve
Writers:
Alistair MacLean (novel)
Alistair MacLean (screenplay)
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Release Date:
31 January 1972 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Thriller more
Tagline:
It will keep you hanging on the edge of your seat! more
Plot:
Following a triple professional hit a U.S. agent arrives in Amsterdam to investigate a heroin smuggling ring... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Sven-Bertil Taube ... Paul Sherman
Barbara Parkins ... Maggie
Alexander Knox ... Col. De Graaf
Patrick Allen ... Insp. Van Gelder
Vladek Sheybal ... Meegeren
Ania Marson ... Astrid Lemay
Penny Casdagli ... Trudi
Peter Hutchins ... The Assassin
Drewe Henley ... Jimmy Duclos
Henni Orri ... Herta
Stewart Lane ... George Lemay
Mark Malicz ... Morgenstern
Michael Mellinger ... Hotel Manager
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Alistair Maclean's Puppet on a Chain (UK) (complete title)
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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
98 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:15 (1999) | UK:AA (1970) (cut) | Iceland:12 | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1972) | Sweden:15 | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands more
Company:
Big City more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In her memoirs Suzanna Leigh mentions that she had a role in this film as a villain but, although her character is mentioned, her scenes were deleted from the final print. more
Goofs:
Continuity: At one point during the Amsterdam boat chase, the white boat hits a bridge and sustains fairly severe damage to the prow (which is acknowledged in the sound effects). In the next shot, the boat is unblemished again. more

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6 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
Bond Wannabe, 23 March 2003
6/10
Author: Theo Robertson from Isle Of Bute, Scotland

Wow Paul Sherman is one badass secret agent . Look what he does to that man in the hotel bedroom , he`s someone who takes no prisoners and makes James Bond look like a total wimp . But that`s the problem with PUPPET ON A CHAIN , Sven Bertil Taube is no Sean Connery and lacks the presence needed to convincingly play a ruthless secret agent . I also found it strange that if the story is set in Holland that nearly everyone speaks with either an American or British accent except for Paul Sherman who`s supposed to be American but has a noticable European accent . Still this is a fairly good , though slightly dumb thriller which does feature go go dancers . How many Bond films can claim that ?

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