Question 1

How does the movie's release relate to its source novel?

Accepted Answer

The movie was made and released about two years after the novel 'Puppet on a Chain' by Alistair MacLean was first published in 1969.

Question 2

Which other Alistair MacLean adaptation was released in 1971?

Accepted Answer

One of two filmed adaptations of an Alistair MacLean novel made and released in 1971, the other was When Eight Bells Toll (1971).

Question 3

Why was extra footage shot for the boat chase?

Accepted Answer

Producer Kurt Unger was unhappy with the finished version and hired director Don Sharp to film extra footage, specifically the boat chase through the canals of Amsterdam.

Question 4

Which actress had her scenes deleted from the final print?

Accepted Answer

Suzanna Leigh mentions in her memoirs that she had a role as a villain but her scenes were deleted from the final print.

Question 5

What is the setting and initial conflict in the film?

Accepted Answer

Following a triple professional hit, U.S. agent Paul Sherman arrives in Amsterdam to investigate a heroin smuggling ring, finding a city rife with drugs and a police force unable or unwilling to act.

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