Surprise Package (film)
| Surprise Package | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Stanley Donen |
| Produced by | Stanley Donen |
| Written by |
Art Buchwald Harry Kurnitz |
| Starring |
Yul Bryner Mitzi Gaynor Noël Coward |
| Music by | Benjamin Frankel |
| Cinematography | Christopher Challis |
| Editing by | Jim Clark |
| Studio | Columbia Pictures Corporation |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures Corporation |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 100 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,100,000 (US/ Canada)[1] |
Surprise Package is a 1960 American comedy film directed by Stanley Donen and starring Yul Bryner, Mitzi Gaynor, Noël Coward, Eric Pohlmann and Barry Foster.[2] An American gangster living on a Greek island and a deposed King hatch a plan to steal some crown jewels.[3]
Plot
Nico March is being deported by the U.S. government. Not wanting his money confiscated, he orders accomplice Johnny to hide it for now while also keeping an eye on Nico's longtime girlfriend, Gabby Rogers.
Exiled to an island, Nico quickly meets corrupt cop Mirales, who wants a bribe, and a banished king, Pavel, who wants to sell Nico his old crown. Nico is double-crossed by Johnny, who instead of sending him the money sends Gabby instead.
Nico figures out where the king's crown is hidden inside the old castle and plans to steal it, using Gabby to distract him. Other criminals, including Dr. Panzer and strongman Igor, want to get to it first. They steal it from Nico and knock him unconscious, but end up placed under arrest. Nico and the king both need money, so they turn the latter's castle into a casino.
Cast
- Yul Brynner as Nico March
- Mitzi Gaynor as Gabby Rogers
- Noël Coward as King Pavel II
- George Coulouris as Dr. Panzer
References
- ↑ "Rental Potentials of 1960", Variety, 4 January 1961 p 47. Please note figures are rentals as opposed to total gross.
- ↑ IMDb.com
- ↑ BFI.org
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