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The Peking Medallion, also called The Corrupt Ones, is a 1967 crime film directed by James Hill, starring Elke Sommer, Robert Stack, Nancy Kwan and Werner Peters. The film was a co-production between France, Italy and West Germany although it was shot in English. The German film title is Die Hölle von Macao. It was made at the Spandau Studios in Berlin with location shooting in Hong Kong. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Jürgen Kiebach and Ernst Schomer.
Stack called it "a derring-do, hidden treasure stinker" which he did for the money and because he admired Hill's wildlife-themed drama Born Free (1966).




Synopsis


A freelance photographer discovers an ancient treasure, the Peking Medallion - which also attracts the attention of a number of criminal gangs.




Cast


Elke Sommer as Lilly Mancini
Robert Stack as Cliff Wilder
Nancy Kwan as Tina
Werner Peters as Pinto
Christian Marquand as Jay Brandon
Maurizio Arena as Mancini
Richard Haller as Kua-Song
Hans Heyde as Hugo
Marisa Merlini as Madame Vulcano




Reception


In 1967 Tony Mastroianni's review for the Cleveland Press stated the film was "handsomely photographed" and merited recognition for its pace but he also criticized "unnecessarily sadistic torture sequences".




Music


The title song, entitled "The Corrupt Ones", was performed by Dusty Springfield. It appeared as the B-side of her US Top 40 single "I'll Try Anything" in early 1967.




References






External links


The Peking Medallion at IMDb
The Peking Medallion at Rotten Tomatoes
The Peking Medallion at the TCM Movie Database

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• Werner Peters
• Nancy Kwan
• The Peking Medallion
• Robert Stack
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• Christian Marquand
• Elke Sommer
• Rosemarie Bowe
• Constantin Film
• Georges Garvarentz
• Nancy Kwan
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