The One Eyed Soldiers is a 1966 United Kingdom/Yugoslavian/Italian/United States international co-production crime film shot in Yugoslavia that was directed and co-written by John Ainsworth under the name of Jean Christophe. The film, shot in Ultrascope starred and was co-produced by Dale Robertson for his United Screen Arts company that released the film in the USA as a double feature with Secret Agent Super Dragon.
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Plot
A United Nations diplomat is murdered by being thrown off a building in a European nation. His dying words are "the one eyed soldiers." The murder and cryptic message lead to the police, to the diplomat's daughter and American reporter. A criminal syndicate led by a sadistic dwarf and a Sydney Greenstreet type smuggler and his mute assistant battle each other.
Cast
Dale Robertson as Richard Owen
Luciana Paluzzi as Gava Berens
Guy Deghy as Harold Schmidt / Zavo
Andrew Faulds as Colonel Ferrer
Mile Avramovic as Antonio Caporelli
*Mirko Boman as The Mute
Bozidar Drnic as Dr. Charles Berens
Dragan Nikolić as Officer
Dusan Tadic as Bandit
Milan Bosiljcic as Waiter
Production
In 1965 actor Dale Robertson formed his own production company United Screen Arts (USA). On 27 August of that year it was announced that USA announced a three way production deal between their company Yugoslavia's Avala Film and Switzerland to film The One Eyed Soldiers with Robertson and originally Rosanna Schiaffino. The film was budgeted at US$1,700,000
Soundtrack
The film featured music from several different European films including Before It's Too Late from Agent 077: From the Orient with Fury.