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Actors: Michael Caine, Shirley MacLaine, Herbert Lom
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A con man named Harry Dean (Caine) and his lovely but unwitting accomplice Hong Kong nightclub dancer Nicole Chang (MacLaine) attempt to steal a priceless Middle Eastern bust of an Asian princess. The two are masquerading as a titled British couple Lord and Lady Dean, traveling through a Muslim nation. Ahmad Shahbandar (Lom) is an extremely wealthy art collector acting as their chivalrous host with his eye on Lady Dean. The artifact, resembling the Shahbandar's dead wife and coincidentally Lady Dean, is safeguarded with state-of-the-art technology and armed sentries in his palatial hotel abode.
When Lady Dean learns of the plan to steal the statue she threatens to pack her trunk and leave right away. She relents and accepts her host's dinner invitation. They are at a lavish restaurant dining with the chief of police when she leaves the table to use the lavatory instead returning to find her partner. In the meantime Harry has created a diversionary fire before making his way into the fortified residential apartments of Shahbandar. Humorous twist of plot makes the movie a lighthearted crime caper with exotic locales and an unforeseeable conclusion.
--David Fletcher, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
If this is a criminal POV story...
- white collar fraud/con man
Romance
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- criminal
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair style
- short/standard wavy (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) long straight
Body type
- ample bosom & buttocks (woman)
Unclothed?
- very tight clothes
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Chinese
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- businessman, big
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Arab
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Arabia
- China
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
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