The Tamarind Seed

7/11/19742h 5m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ The Tamarind Seed . . . where love grows and passion flowers. ~

Overview:

During a Caribbean holiday, a British civil servant finds herself falling in love with a Russian agent.

Director:

Blake Edwards

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

based on novel or book
cold war
barbados
caribbean sea
russian spy

Cast

Julie Andrews

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Judith Farrow

Omar Sharif

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Feodor Sverdlov

Anthony Quayle

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Jack Loder

Dan O'Herlihy

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Fergus Stephenson

Sylvia Syms

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Margaret Stephenson

Oskar Homolka

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General Golitsyn

Bryan Marshall

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George MacLeod

David Baron

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Richard Paterson

Celia Bannerman

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Rachel Paterson

Roger Dann

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Colonel Moreau

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 2 year(s) ago
6
From the very first few bars of the opening John Barry theme and the obvious Maurice Binder titles, you could be forgiven for thinking you were about to watch a "Bond" movie... However, what we are presented with is an overly-complicated espionage drama that could very easily trip over it's own feet. A charming and debonaire Omar Sharif is taking a holiday on Barbados where he makes friends with fellow holiday-maker Julie Andrews. As luck would have it - he is a top level Soviet spy and she works for a top UK Home Office civil servant. Anthony Quayle is the British Spymaster convinced he is trying to turn her; Oskar Homolka the Soviet general convinced the contrary in on the cards. Well, it takes quite a long 2 hours of this rather plodding romantic thriller for us to find out which... The last 15 minutes are quite unpredictable, and the cast are all proficient enough - especially a rather untypical role from Sylvia Syms - but the story is just over-padded-out, I'm afraid.