An American lawyer (Barry Newman) on vacation in Austria gets more than he bargained for when a photographer he's asked to contact vanishes. Apparently the photographer knew the whereabouts of a long hidden chest that contains information wanted by several international governments. When dead bodies start turning up, he realizes he's in over his head. Based on the best selling novel by Helen MacInnes and directed by Lee H. Katzin (WHATEVER HAPPENED TO AUNT ALICE). Although the movie received near unanimous bad reviews when it opened, I enjoyed it. There's the striking Austrian locations, not only Salzburg but its lakes and mountains. Barry Newman and Anna Karina (playing the photographer's wife) make for appealing leads and there's a plethora of action buzzing around them. The only downside was the abundance of supporting characters all after the chest that it was often difficult figuring who was who and on which side! With Klaus Maria Brandauer, Joe Maross, Wolfgang Preiss, Udo Kier, Whit Bissell and Karen Jensen.
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