The Golden Head is a 1964 American-Hungarian comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe and James Hill and starring George Sanders, Buddy Hackett, Jess Conrad, Lorraine Power and Robert Coote.
Plot
The children of a British policeman holidaying in Hungary track down a priceless art treasure which has recently been stolen.
Cast
George Sanders as Basil Palmer
Buddy Hackett as Lionel Pack
Jess Conrad as Michael Stevenson
Lorraine Power as Milly Stevenson
Robert Coote as Braithwaite
Denis Gilmore as Harold Stevenson
Cecília Esztergályos as Anne
Douglas Wilmer as Detective Inspector Stevenson
Sándor Pécsi as Priest
Zoltán Makláry as Old Man
Production
Its Hungarian title is Az aranyfej. It was shot on location in Hungary in the Super Technirama 70 process, and was loosely based on the novel Nepomuk of the River by Roger Windle Pilkington. Lionel Jeffries and Hayley Mills were originally attached to the project. James Hill was the original director, but was replaced by Richard Thorpe during shooting.
Home media
The Golden Head was released in 2019 by Flicker Alley in a Region 1/A dual DVD/Blu-ray edition. It is presented in "Smilebox" format, simulating the original cinema showings on wide Cinerama screens.
References
External links
1964 films
1964 comedy films
1960s multilingual films
1960s English-language films
1960s Hungarian-language films
Films directed by James Hill (British director) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Films directed by Richard Thorpe Films shot in Budapest Films shot in Hungary Hungarian comedy films American comedy films Hungarian multilingual films American multilingual films 1960s American films