Peter can't get over his ex-girlfriend Elsa even though they broke up over a year ago. He spends all his time on a barge owned by his friend John and John's younger brother Colin. One morning Peter, John and Colin see a middle aged man, Clive, fall out of a motor cruiser into the water. They rescue him and decide to ransom him for £1,000. Peter and Elsa are-reunited but Elsa then commences an affair with Colin. Clive turns out to be Elsa's father.
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Donald Pleasence
Clive
Known for
Halloween
Prince of Darkness
Bruce Robinson
Colin
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The Story of Adèle H.
Romeo and Juliet
Stanley Baker
David Hart
Brian Probyn
Olga Georges-Picot
Elsa
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Love and Death
Je T'Aime, Je T'Aime
Michael Joseph
Michael Deeley
John McEnery
John
Known for
Merlin
Romeo and Juliet
Harry Field
Peter McEnery
Peter
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Atlantic Wall
Footprints on the Moon
George Coulouris
Police Inspector
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Citizen Kane
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David Hart Director · Michael Joseph Writer John Dankworth Composer
First release September 1, 1968 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Telstar Productions Limited
Production
Oakhurst Productions
Production
Telstar Productions Limited
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United Kingdom
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Original language
English
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English
Release dates
United Kingdom · September 1, 1968
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