Eye of the Widow
Eye of the Widow (French: SAS : L'Œil de la veuve) is a 1991 French-American action film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen.
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| Directed by | Andrew V. McLaglen |
| Produced by | Daniel Carrillo |
| Written by | Joshua Sauli Gérard de Villiers |
| Starring | Richard Young Paul L. Smith Mel Ferrer |
| Music by | Yvan Jullien Hubert Rostaing |
| Cinematography | Arthur Wooster |
| Distributed by | Adlar Productions |
Release date | October 17, 1991 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Language | English |
Plot
The movie starts with the dangerous and cold-blooded arms dealer Kharoun, who is getting rid of his competitors and adversaries with his army of highly trained killers. The next one on his list is Prince Malko, which location he already has tracked down and planned to attack. But Malko survives the bombing of his castle and flees to the CIA headquarters in New York where he learns that Kharoun owns the serum for a biological mass destruction weapon. After a second murder attempt on Malko, he decides to face Kharoun and goes in for a counterattack.
Production
It was written by Joshua Sauli as an adaptation of two Gérard de Villiers' novels of his SAS series about the Austrian secret agent Malko Linge. It stars Richard Young as Malko Linge along with Mel Ferrer, Ben Cross, Paul L. Smith, F. Murray Abraham and Susannah Hoffman.
This was the final film for McLaglen, director of many well-known Westerns starring the likes of John Wayne, James Stewart and Dean Martin.
Cast
Main cast
- F. Murray Abraham as Kharoun
- Ben Cross as Nassiri
- Annabel Schofield as Sharnilar Khasani
- Mel Ferrer as Frankenheimer the CIA chief
- Richard Young as Prince Malko Linge
- Paul L. Smith as Elko
- Terence Ford as Milton Brabeck
- Rick Hill as Chris Jones
- Patrick Macnee as Andrew Marcus
- Felicity Dean as Victoria
- Ashley Richardson as Ingrid
- Aharon Ipalé as Soltaneh
- Susannah Hoffmann as Countess Alexandra (Credited as Susanna Hofmann)
- Sacha Briquet as Cardinal
Supporting cast
- Mike Marshall as Klaus
- Benjamin Feitelson as Kashani
- Nabila Khashoggi as Vanya
- Elvira Neustaedtl as Anna
- Erwin Strahl as Frans
- Norbert Blecha as Werner
- Christina Klingler as Countess
- Julien Maurel as Ahmad
- François Guétary as Asio
- Eric Dabbous as Terrorist
- Nieves Romero as Leila
- David Jalil as Mahmud
- Lou Palumbo as Mark
- William S. Taylor as FBI Agent Cook (scenes deleted)
- Ken Kirzinger as Gabrisky
- Jeffrey Nordling as FBI Agent
- Terry David Mulligan as Mac Carthy
- Fred Henderson as Agent Fred
- José Gonzales as Drunken Man
- Ray Corbett as Cyrus
- Eddie Stacey as Walter
- Carla Jewel as Suzy
- Guy Di Rigo as Skipper
- Arthur Denberg as Steward
- George Overend as Ormouz Captain
- Alice Hantelle as Twin
- Anaïs Hantelle as Twin
- Gregory Dark as Messenger
- Allan Wenger as Parkinson
- Charles Millot as Carlos
- Pepe Luis Martin as Matador
- Mohamed Khashoggi as Spanish Van Driver
- Raymond Gellini as Kharoun's Cook
Cameo/uncredited cast
- Alexander Blaise as Club Patron
- Dion J. Mitchell as Police Officer #1