The Treasure of San Teresa

The Treasure of San Teresa
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alvin Rakoff
Written by	Jack Andrews Jeffrey Dell
Produced by	John Nasht Patrick Filmer-Sankey
Starring	Eddie Constantine Dawn Addams Marius Goring Christopher Lee
Cinematography	Wilkie Cooper
Edited by	Jim Connock
Music by	Don Banks
Production companies	Beaconsfield Productions Kurt Ulrich Filmproduktion Orbit Films
Distributed by	British Lion Constantin Film
Release date	21 July 1959 (1959-07-21)
Running time	84 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom West Germany
Language	English

The Treasure of San Teresa (German: Rhapsodie in Blei) is a 1959 British-West German thriller film directed by Alvin Rakoff and starring Eddie Constantine, Dawn Addams and Marius Goring. ^{[1] [2]} It was based on a play by Jeffrey Dell. The film is also known by the alternative titles Hot Money Girl, Long Distance, and Rhapsody in Blei. ^[3]

Plot

Ex-OSS operative Larry Brennan returns to Czechoslovakia after retiring from his military service during World War II. He is intent on seeking out a hidden cache of Nazi jewels stashed in this country during the war. There he has to join with Hedi von Hartmann, his former lover and a daughter of the German general who previously owned the gems, but Larry is not sure whether he can trust her. Soon Larry begins to realise that he is being double-crossed and triple-crossed. ^[4]

Cast

• Eddie Constantine as Larry Brennan
• Dawn Addams as Hedi von Hartmann
• Marius Goring as Rudi Siebert
• Christopher Lee as Jaeger
• Nadine Tallier as Zizi
• Walter Gotell as Hamburg inspector
• Willi Witte as von Hartmann
• Leslie "Hutch" Hutchinson as Piano player at Billie's
• Gaylord Cavallaro as Mike Jones
• Hubert Mittendorf as Schneider
• Derek Sydney as Barman
• Penelope Horner as Bar girl
• Georgina Cookson as Billie
• Clive Dunn as Cemetery keeper
• Sheldon Lawrence as Patrolling policeman
• Steve Plytas as Station sergeant
• Thomas Gallagher as Truck driver
• Stella Bonheur as Sister Angelica
• Tom Bowman as Tough
• Margaret Boyd as Sister Catherine
• Walter Buhler as Uniformed Policeman
• Tsai Chin as 1st girl in fight
• Marie Devereux as Girl with the Mink
• Diane Potter as 2nd girl in fight
• Susan Travers as Girl at Billie's
• Anna Turner as Billie's maid

References

1. "The Treasure of San Teresa". FilmAffinity . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
2. "The Treasure of San Teresa (1959)", BFI.
3. Erickson, Hal (2016). "The Treasure of San Teresa (1959)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
4. "The Treasure of San Teresa". The Movie Scene. themoviescene.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2016.

External links

• The Treasure of San Teresa at IMDb