The One Eyed Soldiers

The One Eyed Soldiers is a 1966 United Kingdom/Yugoslavian/Italian/United States international co-production crime film shot in Yugoslavia that was directed and co-written by John Ainsworth under the name of Jean Christophe. The film, shot in Ultrascope starred and was co-produced by Dale Robertson for his United Screen Arts company that released the film in the USA as a double feature with Secret Agent Super Dragon.

The One Eyed Soldiers
Film poster
Directed byJohn Ainsworth (credited as Jean Christophe)
Written byJohn Ainsworth
Richard Aubrey
Produced byClive Sharp
StarringDale Robertson
Luciana Paluzzi
Guy Deghy
CinematographyBranko Ivatovic
Music byVarious
Production
companies
Avala Film
United Screen Arts
Release date
  • 1966 (1966)
Running time
80 minutes
74 minutes (DVD)
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Italy
Yugoslavia
United States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

A United Nations diplomat is murdered by being thrown off a building in a European nation. His dying words are "the one eyed soldiers." The murder and cryptic message lead to the police, to the diplomat's daughter and American reporter. A criminal syndicate led by a sadistic dwarf and a Sydney Greenstreet type smuggler and his mute assistant battle each other.

Cast

Production

In 1965 actor Dale Robertson formed his own production company United Screen Arts (USA). On 27 August of that year it was announced that USA announced a three way production deal between their company Yugoslavia's Avala Film and Switzerland to film The One Eyed Soldiers with Robertson and originally Rosanna Schiaffino. The film was budgeted at US$1,700,000[1]

Soundtrack

The film featured music from several different European films including Before It's Too Late from Agent 077: From the Orient with Fury.

References
  1. p.37 + p.125 Avala's Soldiers on the Yugo Move Film Daily 17 Aug 1965


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