Rent Gold (1974)
3.1 of 5 from 65 ratings
1h 58min
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- Synopsis:
Following a dramatic rock fall at a South African gold mine, the rescue party, headed by Rod Slater, (Roger Moore) are puzzled to discover the body of General manager Frank Lemmer - a veteran miner - in the prohibited Big Dyke area of the mine. Meanwhile, in London, the mine's managing director, Manfred Steyner, is hatching a plot against its owner Harry Hirschfeld (Ray Milland) with English financier Farrell (John Gielgud). There is a vast underground lake beyond the Big Dyke, which if released would flood and destroy the gold field, raising the world price of gold. This is the project Lemmer was involved in when he met his death. Slater must now be persuaded - innocently - to take his place and is shown a doctored copy of a geologist's survey showing a rich seam of gold beyond the Big Dyke, which Steyner encourages him to excavate. Slater encounters a plot of deception and intrigue, as well as finding romance in the form of Steyner's beautiful wife Terry (Susannah York). Slater is called on to save the mine and its workers when the conspirators try to blow it up. - Actors:
- Roger Moore, Susannah York, Ray Milland, Bradford Dillman, John Gielgud, Tony Beckley, Simon Sabela, Marc Smith, John Hussey, Bernard Horsfall, Bill Brewer, Norman Coombes, George Jackson, Ken Hare, Ralph Loubser, Denis Smith, Paddy Norval, Garth Tuckett, Albert Raphael, Lloyd Lilford
- Directors:
- Peter R. Hunt
- Writers:
- Wilbur Smith, Stanley Price
- Others:
- John Mitchell, Alan Somes, Rydal Love, Michael Crouch, Gordon McCallum, Elmer Bernstein, Don Black
- Studio:
- Slam Dunk
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 11/11/2013
- Run Time:
- 124 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
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- Bonus:
- Roger Moore Documentary
- Trailers
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Reviews (1) of Gold
Great Action Drama - Gold review by GI
Because of his long run as James Bond it's all too easy to forget Roger Moore's other films. This action drama from director Peter Hunt (who also directed a great 007 film) and adapted from the novel by Wilbur Smith is a fantastic movie. Set in South Africa during the apartheid years it was potentially controversial in its depiction of camaraderie between white bosses and black workers although the narrative does have a racist baddie. In the Sonderditch gold mine owned by a wealthy millionaire - superbly played by a curmudgeonly Ray Milland - and run by his sly son in law (Bradford Dillman) the handsome and unorthodox Rod Slater (Moore) is promoted to lead an exploration into a deep chamber believed to shield water but a new report suggests hides a rich gold seam. Moore is having an affair with Dillman's wife, the sexy Susannah York, and doesn't realise he is the foil in an international conspiracy to flood the mine and drive up gold prices. The film is action packed, exciting, tense involving mining disasters, heroics, sex and devious plots and it's all round great entertainment. A great little film which is well worth seeking out if you haven't seen it.
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