Mozambique (also known as Blonde Fracht Für Sansibar) is a 1964 British drama film directed by Robert Lynn and starring Steve Cochran in his final film role, Hildegard Knef, Paul Hubschmid and Vivi Bach.[2][1] The screenplay was by Peter Yeldham.

Premise

An American pilot assists the Portuguese colonial police who are battling a gang of criminals involved in drug smuggling from Lisbon via Mozambique to Zanzibar.

Cast

Production

During the making of the film, Cochran was arrested for committing adultery with the wife of a jockey while in Durban, South Africa.[3]

Reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Not just a succession of improbabilities and melodramatics but a nice old tangle to boot, the film has among its more original touches the Portuguese police inspector's readiness to leave almost all the sleuthing to Brad: even at the Victoria Falls Bridge climax, the inspector simply surveys the scene from safety while Brad does all the dangerous leg-work. Vivi Bach is a real charmer, but despite a stunningly feminine wardrobe by Pierre Balmain, Hildegard Knef contrives to look unglamorous and at times almost mannish. Perhaps it is the unaccustomed setting offered by Mozambique which makes the film more entertaining than its few merits would seem to warrant."[4]

The New York Times called it "a sleazy little melodrama."[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mozambique (1964)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Mozambique". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  3. ^ JOCKEY SUES STEVE COCHRAN FOR ADULTERY Chicago Tribune 17 Aug 1964: b10.
  4. ^ "Mozambique". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 32 (372): 137. 1 January 1965. ProQuest 1305825090.
  5. ^ Screen: '10 Little Indians': Agatha Christie Story Is Filmed Again Steve Cochran Stars in 'Mozambique' By BOSLEY CROWTHER. New York Times 10 Feb 1966: 33.


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