Top cast:Dorothy Bernard,Charles West,Mae Marsh
Director:Terry McDonough
Genre:Action
Region:Japan
Year:2001
Storyline:The first film version was a German film titledDie Trapp-Familie (1956),with a sequelDie Trapp-Familie in Amerika (1958).The plot twisting, witty, and suspenseful film (similar to Hitchcock""sThe 39 Steps (1935),To Catch a Thief (1955),North by Northwest (1959), and the entries in theJames Bondseries), shot on sets and on-location in Paris, is a sophisticated, yet off-balanced combination of thrills and comedy from screenwriter Peter Stone""s first film screenplay."Leo confirmed his increasing worry about how fragile he cave was, how a landslide might easily be triggered, and why it might take a long time to rescue him: "Don""t try it by yourself...I mean he hires dumb guys like you o work for him, and when it comes time to pay off, he takes a powder.