Victim Five

Victim Five
Victim Five
	US film poster
Directed by	Robert Lynn
Screenplay by	Peter Yeldham
Story by	Peter Welbeck
Produced by	Arthur "Skip" Steloff
Starring	Lex Barker; Ronald Fraser; Walter Rilla; Dietmar Schönherr; Ann Smyrner; Véronique Vendell;
Cinematography	Nicolas Roeg
Edited by	John Trumper
Music by	Johnny Douglas
Production; company	Towers of London Productions
Distributed by	British Lion Films (UK); Columbia Pictures (US);
Release dates	10 July 1964 (West Germany); 19 May 1965 (United States);
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Victim Five, also known as Code 7, Victim 5!, originally filmed as Table Bay,^[1] is a 1964 British crime film produced by Harry Alan Towers and US television producer Arthur "Skip" Steloff^[2] that was shot in Cape Town in Technicolor and Techniscope. It was directed by Robert Lynn and starred Lex Barker, Ronald Fraser, Ann Smyrner, and Walter Rilla.^[3]

Premise[]

New York City private detective Steve Martin is hired for protection by Wexler, a wealthy German living in Cape Town. After Wexler's butler is murdered and an assassination attempt is made on Martin and Wexler's secretary Helga, Martin discovers a photograph of four people including Wexler and his butler that indicates that all those in the photograph are marked for death and there will be five victims.

Cast[]

Lex Barker as Steve Martin
Ronald Fraser as Inspector Dickie Lean
Ann Smyrner as Helga Swenson
Véronique Vendell as Gina
Walter Rilla as Wexler
Dietmar Schönherr as Dr. Paul Bryson
Percy Sieff as George Anderson
Gustel Gundelach as Hans Kramer
Gert Van den Bergh as Vanberger
Howard Davis as Rawlings
Sophia Kammara as Leila

Reception[]

The New York Times praised "fine views of Cape Town" but thought the film was not "necessary".^[4] The MFB said it was "efficiently worked out" and praised the "large variety of South African locations."^[5]

References[]

^ p. 237 Armes, Roy Dictionary of African Filmmakers Indiana University Press (July 11, 2008)
^ p. 28 Kane, Arnold My Meteoric Rise To Obscurity We Publish Books (August 14, 2008)
^ "Victim Five (1964)". Archived from the original on 7 February 2009.
^ Stars in British-Made 'Die! Die! My Darling!' By A.H. WEILER. New York Times 20 May 1965: 52.
^ VICTIM FIVE Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 32, Iss. 372, (Jan 1, 1965): 60.

External links[]

Victim Five at IMDb
Code 7 Victim 5 at TCMDB
Code 7 Victim 5 at Letterbox DVD

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[1] . 237 Armes, Roy Dictionary of African Filmmakers Indiana University Press (July 11, 2008)

[2] . 28 Kane, Arnold My Meteoric Rise To Obscurity We Publish Books (August 14, 2008)

[3] "Victim Five (1964)". Archived from the original on 7 February 2009.

[4] Stars in British-Made 'Die! Die! My Darling!' By A.H. WEILER. New York Times 20 May 1965: 52.

[5] VICTIM FIVE Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 32, Iss. 372, (Jan 1, 1965): 60.

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