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Madame Sin
Directed byDavid Greene
Written byDavid Greene
Barry Oringer
Produced byLew Grade
Lou Morheim
Robert Wagner
Julian Wintle
StarringBette Davis
Robert Wagner
CinematographyAnthony B. Richmond
Music byMichael Gibbs
Release date
  • 15 January 1972 (1972-01-15) (U.S.)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Madame Sin is a 1972 British thriller film directed by David Greene and starring Bette Davis, Robert Wagner, Denholm Elliott and Gordon Jackson.[1] The screenplay was written by Greene and Barry Oringer.[1][2]

Plot summary

The title character is a vicious villainess who commands a Thought Factory in the Scottish Highlands. Intent on achieving world domination, she kidnaps ex-CIA agent Anthony Lawrence and forces him to help her hijack a secret nuclear weapon: the Polaris submarine.

Cast

Production

The film was originally a pilot for a weekly TV series that failed to make the network's schedule.[3] It was broadcast as an ABC Movie of the Week in the United States on 15 January 1972 and then released in other markets as a feature film.[4][3]

Filming locations

Exteriors were filmed on location at Ascot, Berkshire; Mull, Argyll in Scotland; and Piccadilly in London.[5] Interiors were shot at the Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire.[6]

Reception

Time Out London wrote "Lots of exotic sets and outlandish secret weapons, just a pity it's all rather old hat Bond stuff. Still, with Denholm Elliott giving sterling support as her sycophantic aide, Davis has a ball with some genuinely monstrous lines."[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Madame Sin (1972)". BFI. Archived from the original on 29 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Madame Sin (1972) - David Greene, David Green | Cast and Crew". AllMovie.
  3. ^ a b Karol, Michael (13 November 2008). The Abc Movie of the Week Companion: A Loving Tribute to the Classic Series. iUniverse. ISBN 9780595616619 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Terrace, Vincent (10 January 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9780786486410 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Madame Sin - Scotland the Movie Location Guide". www.scotlandthemovie.com.
  6. ^ "Madame Sin". Pinewood Studios.
  7. ^ "Madame Sin 1972, directed by David Greene | Film review". Time Out London. 10 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2019.

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