With a father like James Mason, it's no wonder that sons John Atherton and James Fox want to rob him blind. They need a mastermind to do so, and that's where's James Coburn as the title character comes in. He's an expert at perpetrating heists like the one that the two half brothers want to undertake, along with sophisticated hooker Susannah York. The plan is to steal money that Mason is transporting on a luxury liner, toss it overboard and get away with it tax free.
Luxurious location footage (filmed in Spain and some local islands) and Coburn's weird apartment are visual highlights, and there's some sly comedy along the way. I had an issue with York's oh so independent character who breaks off affairs and is upset when the man just says okay and walks away. So much for liberated, even if she is sexually completely free. She's also not very good to her transistor radio. Decent performances, especially by Coburn and Mason (second billed but not having much to do, but great when he is onscreen), stand out. I was disappointed in the ending however.
Luxurious location footage (filmed in Spain and some local islands) and Coburn's weird apartment are visual highlights, and there's some sly comedy along the way. I had an issue with York's oh so independent character who breaks off affairs and is upset when the man just says okay and walks away. So much for liberated, even if she is sexually completely free. She's also not very good to her transistor radio. Decent performances, especially by Coburn and Mason (second billed but not having much to do, but great when he is onscreen), stand out. I was disappointed in the ending however.