The Treasure of San Teresa
Encyclopedia
The Treasure of San Teresa is a 1959 British
-West German
thriller film directed by Alvin Rakoff
and starring Eddie Constantine
, Dawn Addams
and Marius Goring
. It was based on a play by Jeffrey Dell
. It is also known by the alternative title
Hot Money Girl.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
-West German
Cinema of Germany
Cinema in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema has made major technical and artistic contributions to film.Unlike any other national cinemas, which developed in the context of relatively continuous and stable political systems, Germany witnesses major changes to its...
thriller film directed by Alvin Rakoff
Alvin Rakoff
Alvin Rakoff is a Canadian film and television director who has spent the bulk of his career in England and directed more than 100 high profile television plays, as well as a dozen feature films and numerous stage productions...
and starring Eddie Constantine
Eddie Constantine
Eddie Constantine was an American-born French actor and singer who spent his career working in Europe....
, Dawn Addams
Dawn Addams
Dawn Addams was an English actress in motion pictures of the 1950s.-Life and career:She was born Victoria Dawn Addams in Felixstowe, Suffolk, England, the daughter of Ethel Mary and Captain James Ramage Addams. Her mother died when she was young, and she spent her early life in Calcutta, India...
and Marius Goring
Marius Goring
Marius Goring CBE was an English stage and cinema actor. He is most often remembered for the four films he did with Powell & Pressburger, particularly as Conductor 71 in A Matter of Life and Death and as Julian Craster in The Red Shoes...
. It was based on a play by Jeffrey Dell
Jeffrey Dell
Jeffrey Dell was a British screenwriter and film director. He is also known for his 1939 novel Nobody Ordered Wolves which was based on the British film industry.-Selected filmography:Director* The Flemish Farm...
. It is also known by the alternative title
Alternative title
An alternative title is a film distribution device. Films are commonly released under a different title when they are screened or sold in a different country. This can vary from small alteration to the title, such as the addition of The, to wholesale changes...
Hot Money Girl.
Cast
- Eddie ConstantineEddie ConstantineEddie Constantine was an American-born French actor and singer who spent his career working in Europe....
- Larry Brennan - Dawn AddamsDawn AddamsDawn Addams was an English actress in motion pictures of the 1950s.-Life and career:She was born Victoria Dawn Addams in Felixstowe, Suffolk, England, the daughter of Ethel Mary and Captain James Ramage Addams. Her mother died when she was young, and she spent her early life in Calcutta, India...
- Hedi von Hartmann - Marius GoringMarius GoringMarius Goring CBE was an English stage and cinema actor. He is most often remembered for the four films he did with Powell & Pressburger, particularly as Conductor 71 in A Matter of Life and Death and as Julian Craster in The Red Shoes...
- Rudi Siebert - Christopher LeeChristopher LeeSir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ is an English actor and musician. Lee initially portrayed villains and became famous for his role as Count Dracula in a string of Hammer Horror films...
- Jaeger - Nadine Tallier - Zizi
- Walter GotellWalter GotellWalter Gotell was a German actor, known for his role as General Gogol, head of the KGB, in the James Bond film series.Gotell was born in Bonn, Germany; his family emigrated to the United Kingdom after the Nazis came to power...
- Hamburg inspector - Willi Witte - Von hartmann
- Leslie 'Hutch' Hutchinson - Piano Player at Billie's
- Gaylord Cavallaro - Mike Jones
- Hubert Mittendorf - Schneider
- Derek Sydney - Barman
- Penelope Horner - Bar girl
- Georgina CooksonGeorgina CooksonAntoinette Georgina Cookson was a British film, stage and television actress. She died in Sydney, aged 92, on 1 October 2011.-Family:...
- Billie - Clive DunnClive DunnClive Robert Benjamin Dunn OBE is a retired English actor, comedian and author, best known for his role as Lance-Corporal Jack Jones in the BBC sitcom Dad's Army.-Early life:...
- Cemetery keeper - Sheldon Lawrence - Patrolling policeman
- Steve PlytasSteve PlytasSteve Plytas was an actor who worked in British films and television....
- Station sergeant - Thomas Gallagher - Truck driver
- Stella BonheurStella Bonheur-Selected filmography:* Red Wagon * The Elder Brother * Behind Your Back * The End of the Line * The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone -External links:...
- Sister Angelica - Tom Bowman - Tough
- Margaret Boyd - Sister Catherine
- Walter Buhler - Uniformed Policeman
- Tsai ChinTsai Chin (actress)Tsai Chin , also known as Irene Chow, is a Chinese-born actress living in England.-Early life, family & education:Chin was born to Peking Opera actor Zhou Xinfang in 1936. She spent her early life in Shanghai. She had two short marriages which both ended in divorce. Her brother is Michael...
- 1st girl in fight - Marie Devereux - Girl with the Mink
- Diane Potter - 2nd girl in fight
- Susan TraversSusan TraversSusan Travers was an Englishwoman who was the only woman to serve officially with the French Foreign Legion.-Early life:...
- Girl at Billie's - Anna Turner - Billie's maid