The Bay of St Michel

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The Bay of St Michel
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Ainsworth
Written byChristopher Davis
Produced byMichael Williams
Starring Keenan Wynn
Mai Zetterling
Ronald Howard
CinematographySteven Dade
Edited byTristam Cones
Production
company
Release date
  • 1963 (1963)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Bay of St Michel (also known as The Bay of Saint Michael, Pattern for Plunder and Operation Mermaid [1] ) is a 1963 British second feature ('B') [2] film directed by John Ainsworth and starring Keenan Wynn, Mai Zetterling, Ronald Howard and Rona Anderson. [3] It was written by Christopher Davis.

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Plot

A trio of World War 2 veterans reunite to search for a lost Nazi fortune.

Cast

Reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "An unsophisticated but quickly-moving little adventure melodrama on a hackneyed theme, which is well enough acted and has the advantage of some good location work. It owes much to its ingenious script, contrived and rather too dependent on coincidence though it be; speed, surprise and the sudden twist at the end largely help to cover these deficiencies." [4]

Leslie Halliwell said: "Uninspired hokum programmer." [5]

The Radio Times Guide to Films gave the film 2/5 stars, calling it an "unassuming little thriller." [6]

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  3. "The Bay of St Michel". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  4. "The Bay of St Michel" . The Monthly Film Bulletin . 30 (348): 129. 1 January 1963 via ProQuest.
  5. Halliwell, Leslie (1989). Halliwell's Film Guide (7th ed.). London: Paladin. p. 81. ISBN   0586088946.
  6. Radio Times Guide to Films (18th ed.). London: Immediate Media Company. 2017. p. 75. ISBN   9780992936440.