Puppet on a Chain (1971 film)
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Puppet on a Chain (1971 film) is a 1971 British thriller movie set in Amsterdam, adapted from Alistair MacLean’s novel about a narcotics agent battling a heroin-smuggling ring.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationType | novel-to-film adaptation ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Alistair MacLean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Puppet on a Chain (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed | Paul Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jack Hildyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coDirector | Don Sharp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Geoffrey Reeve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Cinerama Releasing Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | John Glen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | thriller ⓘ |
| hasSourceAuthorRole | Alistair MacLean as screenwriter ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Paul Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Piero Piccioni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
drug trafficking
ⓘ
undercover investigation ⓘ |
| notableSequence | speedboat chase through Amsterdam canals ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfFilmEra | 1970s British cinema ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A narcotics agent battles a heroin-smuggling ring in Amsterdam. ⓘ |
| producer | Geoffrey Reeve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Geoffrey Reeve Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | narcotics agent ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSourceWork | 1969 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 99 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Alistair MacLean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Wheeler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceWorkGenre | spy novel ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Alexander Knox
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anouska Hempel NERFINISHED ⓘ Barbara Parkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Guy Deghy NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ Sven-Bertil Taube NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladek Sheybal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary to early 1970s ⓘ |
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