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Action of the Tiger is a British film of genre Drama directed by Terence Young released in USA on 30 august 1957 with Van Johnson

Action of the Tiger (1957)

Action of the Tiger
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Released in USA 30 august 1957
Length 1h33
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Action,    Crime
Rating51% 2.567462.567462.567462.567462.56746

Action of the Tiger is a 1957 British-American CinemaScope action film distributed by MGM, directed by Terence Young, and starring Van Johnson and Martine Carol.

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. Action of the Tiger is also of interest for Sean Connery fans, as the Scots actor would reunite with director Terence Young for the film Dr. No five years later.

The title comes from William Shakespeare's Henry V.

Synopsis

Un aventurier vient en aide à des prisonniers politiques en Albanie.

Actors

Van Johnson

(Carson)
Martine Carol

(Tracy Malvoisie)
Herbert Lom

(Trifon, Albania Bandit)
Sean Connery

(Mike)
Gustavo Rojo

(Henri Malvoisie)
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