Released in 1974, is a British thriller starring Roger Moore and Susannah York . Directed by Peter R. Hunt, who previously directed the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service , this film follows a brash gold mine manager, Rod Slater, who becomes an unwitting pawn in a global conspiracy. A cabal of international investors plans to manipulate world gold prices by sabotaging and flooding a South African gold mine, thousands of feet below the surface. Movie Overview
: Actors and crew descended two miles into actual mine shafts to capture authentic, claustrophobic footage. Gold (1974) - Filming & production - IMDb
The film is noted for its extensive use of the James Bond production team, including editor John Glen and titles designer Maurice Binder. Gold (1974)HD
: Manager Rod Slater is tasked with drilling into a rich new seam, unaware it is a trap designed to breach an underground dike and flood the mine.
: Roger Moore (Rod Slater), Susannah York (Terry Steyner), Ray Milland (Hurry "Pops" Hirschfeld), Bradford Dillman (Manfred Steyner), and Sir John Gielgud (Farrell). Released in 1974, is a British thriller starring
: The movie was filmed on location in South Africa at the Buffelfontein and West Rand mines , with some interiors shot at Pinewood Studios in London.
: Based on the 1970 novel Gold Mine by Wilbur Smith , which was loosely inspired by a real-life mining flood near Johannesburg in 1968. Production & Controversy A cabal of international investors plans to manipulate
: Filming in South Africa during the apartheid regime was highly controversial and led to a ban by the British film union, ACTT.