The House of the Seven Hawks

The House of the Seven Hawks
The House of the Seven Hawks
	Theatrical Film Poster
Directed by	Richard Thorpe
Screenplay by	Jo Eisinger
Based on	The House of the Seven Flies; 1952 novel; by Victor Canning
Produced by	David Rose
Starring	Robert Taylor; Nicole Maurey; Linda Christian
Cinematography	Ted Scaife
Edited by	Ernest Walter
Music by	Clifton Parker
Production; company	Coronado Productions
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	29 October 1959;
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$535,000
Box office	$1,065,000

The House of the Seven Hawks is a 1959 British mystery film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Robert Taylor, Nicole Maurey and Linda Christian.^[2] It was the final film by Robert Taylor under his twenty five-year contract with MGM.^[3] The film follows an American captain searching for sunken treasure who becomes entangled with criminals and is arrested by the Dutch police. It is based on the Victor Canning novel The House of the Seven Flies, published in 1952.^[4]

Plot

Story of an American skipper who becomes entangled with the Dutch police and international crooks over sunken treasure but survives and finds romance.

Cast

Robert Taylor as John Nordley
Nicole Maurey as Constanta Sluiter
Linda Christian as Elsa
Donald Wolfit as Inspector Van Der Stoor
David Kossoff as Wilhelm Dekker
Eric Pohlmann as Captain Rohner
Philo Hauser as Charlie Ponz
Gerard Heinz as Inspector Sluiter
Paul Hardtmuth as Beukleman
Lily Kann as Gerta
Richard Shaw as Police Sgt. Straatman
André van Gyseghem as Hotel Clerk
Leslie Weston as Tulper
Guy Deghy as Desk Lieutenant
Peter Welch as Gannett
Peter Lannagan as Peter

Critical reception

In a contemporary review, The New York Times called the film "an unpretentious but satisfying entertainment";^[5] whereas more recently, the Radio Times called it a "bland B-movie."^[6]

Box office

According to MGM records, the film earned $415,000 in the U.S. and Canada and $650,000 elsewhere, resulting in a loss of $20,000.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
^ "The House of the Seven Hawks (1959)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
^ "The House of the Seven Hawks (1959) - Notes - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
^ "The House of the Seven Hawks (1959) - Articles - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
^ "Movie Reviews". The New York Times. 7 October 2021.
^ "The House of the Seven Hawks – review - cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online". Radio Times.

External links

The House of the Seven Hawks at IMDb
The House of the Seven Hawks at AllMovie
The House of the Seven Hawks at the TCM Movie Database
The House of the Seven Hawks at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
The House of the Seven Hawks at the British Film Institute^{[better source needed]}

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[Mannix-1] The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.

[2] "The House of the Seven Hawks (1959)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.

[3] "The House of the Seven Hawks (1959) - Notes - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.

[4] "The House of the Seven Hawks (1959) - Articles - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.

[5] "Movie Reviews". The New York Times. 7 October 2021.

[6] "The House of the Seven Hawks – review - cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online". Radio Times.

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