Can anyone please tell me the name of this (70's) movie?
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Hello,
a) This is such an awesome forum..... I have been trying to find out the name of this movie for almost 40 years. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that someone on here might be able to shed some light.
b) My memories may be a bit embellished ~ I was quite young at the time , staying up way past my bedtime. This was back around the mid 70's. I think it was a British or European movie.
The most pronounced memory I have from the movie was that a man (I think he was a spy, but he was the good guy/main character) was being chased and was shot. Upon being shot he fell/jumped into water (I think it was a mote ~ I know that sounds unlikely, but this is how my memory remembers it). Then the camera follows him under water and you can tell that he is using his mind power to slow down his heart rate and blood pressure so that he can go longer without breathing and so slow down the bleeding from the gun shot wound. You can hear his heart rate slowing down in the audio. Once the bad guys conclude that he is dead, he comes back up out of the water.
Although it is possible that i am confusing these next elements with another movie, they are, in my mind, associated with the same memory:
I think there were children (brother and sister?) being held captive. I think they were locked in a castle (ergo, the mote?).
I think the word "MONEY" was somewhere either in the title of the movie or in the theme music.
I think there might have been a sexy scene in the movie because I wasn't allowed to watch it (my parents went out on a date and our babysitter was on the phone with her boyfriend all night); it was "Parental Guidance" or "X" rated.
If anyone can help me resolve this memory gap from 40 (ish) years ago, I would be so grateful. I realize this isn't much to go on..... hoping just the right person sees it!
Much appreciation,
Karen
a) This is such an awesome forum..... I have been trying to find out the name of this movie for almost 40 years. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that someone on here might be able to shed some light.
b) My memories may be a bit embellished ~ I was quite young at the time , staying up way past my bedtime. This was back around the mid 70's. I think it was a British or European movie.
The most pronounced memory I have from the movie was that a man (I think he was a spy, but he was the good guy/main character) was being chased and was shot. Upon being shot he fell/jumped into water (I think it was a mote ~ I know that sounds unlikely, but this is how my memory remembers it). Then the camera follows him under water and you can tell that he is using his mind power to slow down his heart rate and blood pressure so that he can go longer without breathing and so slow down the bleeding from the gun shot wound. You can hear his heart rate slowing down in the audio. Once the bad guys conclude that he is dead, he comes back up out of the water.
Although it is possible that i am confusing these next elements with another movie, they are, in my mind, associated with the same memory:
I think there were children (brother and sister?) being held captive. I think they were locked in a castle (ergo, the mote?).
I think the word "MONEY" was somewhere either in the title of the movie or in the theme music.
I think there might have been a sexy scene in the movie because I wasn't allowed to watch it (my parents went out on a date and our babysitter was on the phone with her boyfriend all night); it was "Parental Guidance" or "X" rated.
If anyone can help me resolve this memory gap from 40 (ish) years ago, I would be so grateful. I realize this isn't much to go on..... hoping just the right person sees it!
Much appreciation,
Karen
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Oh, that was a great series! No, I remember that one well ~ Patrick Duffy...... I thought he was dreamy.
No this one was "much" earlier (in kid years); and though a lot of it went over my head, I don't remember it being a series. And I'm pretty darn sure it was British/European.
Yes, I reckon that`s the one. A Mario Bava classic with a captivating Ennio Morricone score, an incredibly catchy theme and a class turn from Terry-Thomas! A film buff`s nirvana.
There was certainly a lot of under water scenes and a castle ~ so I can appreciate why you might make the association. But the emphasis in my missing movie is definitely on his ability to stay under water for an inordinate amount of time (unaided by any fanciful cat suits) by slowing his heart rate. You could really hear his heart beating slower and slower as he used his mental ability to control his body.
I'll check out the subsequent suggestions to see if I can find it there.
I will post back if I find it; meanwhile, if anyone else knows the movie PLEASE chime in"
Cheers!
I did look up both Flint movies and The MacIntosh Man (read the blow-by-blow description on Wikipedia) and no match with either of them. Thanks for the suggestions though.
I'm sure someone out there will recognize it.
Thanks kindly!
Kate
I'm not familiar with 8 Bells....but the elements sound promising.
I'm surprised it's not more commonly known! For me to have even been aware of its existence at that age, there must have been something rather compelling about its promotion. But I suppose a six year old kid gets enchanted by just about anything.
Anyway, I'll check out these two leads. Thank you kindly!