The Treasure of San Teresa

The Treasure of San Teresa (German: Rhapsodie in Blei) is a 1959 British-West German thriller film directed by Alvin Rakoff and starring Eddie Constantine, Dawn Addams and Marius Goring.[1][2] It was based on a play by Jeffrey Dell. The film is also known by the alternative titles Hot Money Girl, Long Distance, and Rhapsody in Blei.[3]

The Treasure of San Teresa
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlvin Rakoff
Produced byJohn Nasht
Patrick Filmer-Sankey
Written byJack Andrews
Jeffrey Dell
StarringEddie Constantine
Dawn Addams
Marius Goring
Christopher Lee
Music byDon Banks
CinematographyWilkie Cooper
Edited byJim Connock
Production
company
Beaconsfield Productions
Kurt Ulrich Filmproduktion
Orbit Films
Distributed byBritish Lion
Constantin Film
Release date
21 July 1959
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
West Germany
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Ex-OSS operative Larry Brennan (Eddie Constantine) returns to Czechoslovakia after retiring from his military service during World War II. He is intent on seeking out a hidden cache of Nazi jewels stashed in this country during the war. There he has to join with Hedi von Hartmann (Dawn Addams), his former lover and a daughter of the German general who previously owned the gems, but Larry is not sure whether he can trust her. Soon Larry begins to realise that he is being double-crossed and triple-crossed.[4]

Cast

References
  1. "The Treasure of San Teresa". FilmAffinity. filmaffinity.com. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  2. "The Treasure of San Teresa (1959)", BFI.
  3. Erickson, Hal. "The Treasure of San Teresa (1959)". The New York Times. nytimes.com. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  4. "The Treasure of San Teresa". The Movie Scene. themoviescene.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
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