The Invincible Six
| The Invincible Six | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Jean Negulesco |
| Produced by |
Mostafa Akavan Morteza Akhavan |
| Written by |
Michael Barrett (novel) Guy Elmes |
| Starring |
Stuart Whitman Elke Sommer Curd Jürgens James Mitchum |
| Music by | Manos Hatzidakis |
Release dates | 10 June 1970 |
Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country |
Iran United States |
| Language | English |
The Invincible Six is a 1970 American-Iranian adventure film directed by Jean Negulesco and starring Stuart Whitman, Elke Sommer, Curd Jürgens and Ian Ogilvy.[1] Six international criminals attempt to steal the crown jewels of Iran,[2] but in the tradition of The Seven Samurai and The Magnificent Seven end up defending a village from bandits.
This was the final film of Negulesco's long career.
Plot
An adventurous American everybody calls Tex and his partner, an Englishman named Ronald, are foiled in their bid to steal Tehran's precious jewels. In the desert, they join up with four others, including a baron, to plot another heist.
They have the good fortune of meeting Zari, the beautiful mistress of the infamous bandit Malik, who is after a valuable amulet. So is the man who wants to claim Malik's place in the eyes of all, Nazar, but all does not go well. Ronald is captured and tortured, Nazar shot, and Zari is soon forced to decide if she wishes to continue on to wherever fate takes Tex next.
Cast
- Stuart Whitman - Tex
- Elke Sommer - Zari
- Curd Jürgens - Baron
- Ian Ogilvy - Ronald
- Behrouz Vossoughi - Jahan
- Lon Satton - Mike
- James Mitchum - Nazar
- Pouri Banayi - Jahan's wife
See also
References
| ||||||