A Twist of Sand (1968) DVD Richard Johnson, Honor Blackman, Jeremy Kemp, Peter Vaughan and Roy Dotrice

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A Twist of Sand (1968) DVD Color Approx. 91 Min. Region One – playable in North America – the US, Canada, etc. Shown in its original 1.37:1 aspect ratio. Beautiful print! With opti onal English subtitles. Starring: Richard Johnson, Honor Blackman, Jeremy Kemp, Peter Vaughan, Roy Dotrice, Guy Doleman, Jack May, Kenneth Cope, Tony Caunter and Clifford Evans. Written by Geoffrey Jenkins (novel) and Marvin Albert (screenplay). Directed by Don Chaffey. A former British naval officer (Richard Johnson) now makes his living by smuggling goods around the Mediterranean. After being forced to dump his cargo when nearly caught by the authorities in Malta, he is eager to recoup his losses. When a former colleague (Jeremy Kemp) appears and tells a wild story about smuggling diamonds out of south-west Africa, he sees his chance to make a lot of money. The diamonds are hidden in a shipwreck buried in the sand dunes of Namibia's Skeleton Coast. In recurring flashbacks, the captain relives his wartime experiences as the commander of a Royal Navy submarine, sent to South African waters to destroy an experimental U-Boat “They crossed an ocean and a desert to get to a treasure... and now they'll cross each other to keep it!” Show more