Kieron Moore, who had a real talent for darkly smooth and menacing characters, appears but is underused.

If you have any information regarding this production, the locations or, even better, some comparison shots please contact us. He finds two life jackets in the boat, and it appears to Marek (watching from the hotel with binoculars) that Garrett and Maggie are attempting to swim to a nearby island with a castle. Facing south towards Grove Bridge (No 164) on the Grand Union Canal near Chandlers Cross, Hertfordshire located by Anthony Spencer. The ill-fated Janet Munro is quite charming as the female bait used to trap Ian Carmichael's scientist. The shot was used in 'Escapade', 'Beat Girl' and 'Left, Right and Centre' while the water troughs can also be seen in 'One Wild Oat' and 'Train of Events'.At least the denouement explains everything even if i wasn't exactly sure what was going on beforehand. Ian Carmichael – one of British cinema’s most accomplished character actors and immortalised in the television role of P.

Cy Endfield directed this small comedy-thriller quite some time before his epic film, "Zulu", but it was not released until some six months after that large-scale production. Garrett and Richter fight, and Richter loses and goes over the side of the cliff to his apparent death. The Radio Times Guide to Films gave the film 2/5 stars, writing: "After a decade top-lining some of the wittiest social satires ever made in the UK, lan Carmichael's fortunes were on the wane by the time he starred in this leaden comedy thriller.It is revealed that this was all an elaborate trap to trick Garrett to "voluntarily" come to this hotel - he has been used like a pawn in a chess game. Ian Carmichael, overdoing both comic and dramatic effects, makes an unprepossessing hero; most of the minor roles are dully overacted; and even Hugh Griffith, gleefully hamming it up as a modern Noah fleeing the nuclear deluge, fails to make his scenes seem anything other than tiresome irrelevancies designed to bolster a faltering plot. The subsequent play out - entrapment, double cross, confrontation with the bad guys and the growing attraction between the two leads is somewhat predictably formulaic but enjoyable nonetheless. Ian Carmichael gives a good performance in his role as David Garrett, the scientist who is totally unaware what is going to happen to him when he arrives at the area, while Janet Munro is decent as Maggie, the woman whose actions make her an unlikeable character. At that time I hadn’t seen many Endfield films, although I had a certain interest in the Blacklisted filmmakers.

Having jumped from the train when the two agents were encountered, David and Maggie say goodbye to Wilkins (Hugh Griffith) after spending the night on his narrow-boat. Curt Jurgens pops up for the finale in a trial run for his Bond villain role and Janet Munro is quite lovely. DISCLAIMER: Note that inclusion of a title within our catalogue does not guarantee rights or print availability for a specific territory. Maggie tells Garrett to meet her at the train station, where she convinces him to board the train with her. I haven’t seen my acquaintance for quite a few years, but Hide and Seek is the eighth Cy Endfield film I have watched over the last two or three years.Sometime later Maggie goes out into the corridor to smoke a cigarette and notices two men she identifies as "secret police" that they must avoid. Unknown to them, Garrett has rigged the alarm on his wristwatch to cause the boat to explode, killing the three henchmen. Alongside him is the lively Janet Munro, and the two make enjoyable company as the plot carries off rather well. Starting in sixties London, Carmichael has some encounters which seem random with strange characters. Marek has "sold" Garrett to the Russians for his knowledge and has arranged for a submarine to come before dawn to take him away.