That Lucky Touch

1975 British film
  • 7 August 1975 (1975-08-07)
Running time
89 minutesCountriesUnited Kingdom
West GermanyLanguageEnglishBudget£960,858[1]

That Lucky Touch is a 1975 British-West German comedy film directed by Christopher Miles and starring Roger Moore, Susannah York and Shelley Winters.[2][3]

The film was shot at Pinewood Studios, with location shooting around Brussels. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jack Maxsted. It was originally entitled Heaven Save Us from Our Friends.[4]

Plot

An international arms dealer, at a NATO meeting to sell weaponry, becomes entangled with a female journalist from the Washington Post whose worldview is very different to his.

Cast

  • Roger Moore as Michael Scott
  • Susannah York as Julia Richardson
  • Shelley Winters as Diana Steedeman
  • Lee J. Cobb as Lt. Gen. Henry Steedman
  • Jean-Pierre Cassel as Leo
  • Raf Vallone as Gen. Peruzzi
  • Sydne Rome as Sophie
  • Donald Sinden as British Gen. Armstrong
  • Michael Shannon as Lt. Davis
  • Aubrey Woods as Viscount L'Ardey
  • Alfred Hoffman as Berckman
  • Vincent Hall as David Richardson
  • Julie Dawn Cole as Tina Steedman
  • Fabian Cevallos as Photographer
  • Timothy Carlton as Tank commander
  • Takis Emmanuel as Arab Sheik

References

  1. ^ Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 263.
  2. ^ BFI.org.uk
  3. ^ The New York Times
  4. ^ Review 1—No Title The Guardian (1959–2003) [London (UK)] 5 February 1975: 10.

External links

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The films of Christopher Miles


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