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| Edited by | Frank Clarke |
| Music by | Szabolcs Fényes |
| Distributed by | Hungarofilm Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
Release date | 10 December 1964 |
Running time | 105 minutes (Hungary) |
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The Golden Head is a 1964 American-Hungarian comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe and James Hill and starring George Sanders, Buddy Hackett, Jess Conrad, Lorraine Power and Robert Coote. [1]
The children of a British policeman holidaying in Hungary track down a priceless art treasure which has recently been stolen.
Its Hungarian title is Az aranyfej. It was shot on location in Hungary in the Super Technirama 70 process, and was loosely based on the novel Nepomuk of the River by Roger Windle Pilkington. Lionel Jeffries and Hayley Mills were originally attached to the project. James Hill was the original director, but was replaced by Richard Thorpe during shooting. [2]
The Golden Head was released in 2019 by Flicker Alley in a Region 1/A dual DVD/Blu-ray edition. It is presented in "Smilebox" format, simulating the original cinema showings on wide Cinerama screens. [3]
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