Journey into Fear

1975

1h 40m

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5.6/10

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U.S geologist discovers something about Oil that proves VERY threatening to the Turkish and Arab business people.

Directors

Daniel Mann

Writers

Eric Ambler(novel by)

Trevor Wallace(screenplay by)

Stars

Sam Waterston

Zero Mostel

Yvette Mimieux

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Mr. Graham

Kopelkin

Josette

Banat

Colonel Haki

Jose

Mrs. Mathews

Mr. Mathews

Kuvetli

Dervos

Eric Hurst

Maria

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Directors

Daniel Mann

Writers

Eric Ambler(novel by)

Trevor Wallace(screenplay by)

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Swap a train for a boat, oil for some bullets and we have a rehash of the 1943 Orson Welles version of this story - only this is nowhere near as good. It doesn't really help that the casting lacks for any great clout. Sam Waterston is weak in the lead as "Graham" - the scientist who gets caught up in a Turkish conspiracy after he discovers that there might just be oil in them thar desert. This information is proving quite dangerous for the man and he needs to get out before he succumbs to one of the plentiful - but not very efficient - assassins out to kill him. He manages to make it onto a train on which he hopes to escape - but are the passengers all they seem to be? We know from fairly early on that "Banat" (Ian McShane) is his biggest danger and therein lay my first problem. He has all the menace of a cucumber sandwich. Zero Mostel's duplicitous "Kopelkin" fares little better and though the supporting cast boats some A-list names, they feature too sparingly to make much difference with this rather far-fetched and procedural attempt at a thriller that's just, well, very light on thrills. I did quite like the last few scenes as things flare up, but otherwise this is a pretty unremarkable television movie that you'll very readily forget.

Geronimo196705 Jun, 2023