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Visa to Canton

Visa to Canton

1960Movie⏱️ 1h 15mApproved
AdventureDrama
5.2
IMDB Rating
301 votes

A pilot slips his plane into Red China to rescue an American girl trapped there, but when he lands he discovers that the girl has a surprise for him--she wants him to fill his plane with Chinese refugees and fly them out of the co...

Director
Michael Carreras
Writers
N/A
Stars
Richard Basehart, Athene Seyler, Lisa Gastoni
Release Date
December 26, 1960
Language
Chinese, Cantonese, English
Country
United Kingdom
💬 16
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Richard Basehart
Richard Basehart
as Don Benton
Athene Seyler
Athene Seyler
as Mao Tai Tai
Lisa Gastoni
Lisa Gastoni
as Lola Sanchez
Eric Pohlmann
Eric Pohlmann
as Ivono Kong
Marne Maitland
Marne Maitland
as Han Po
Bernard Cribbins
Bernard Cribbins
as Pereira
Alan Gifford
Alan Gifford
as Charles Orme
Kevin Scott
Kevin Scott
as Sam Johnson
Burt Kwouk
Burt Kwouk
as Jimmy
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Hedger Wallace
as Inspector Taylor

🎬 Technical Specs

Filming Location
Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England, UK
Production
Swallow Productions Ltd., Hammer Films

🏷️ Keywords

pilotchina

🎯 Categories

AdventureDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Passport to Hong Kong - Bond with a Brain
by arthur_tafero2023-11-03
6/10

"Richard Basehart was always a better actor than Sean Connery, so it only makes sense that a role as a spy played by both actors would be better under Basehart. This film is just as good as any Bond film, without all the bells and whistles, as well as special effects. I have always preferred a good story over those other things. A story based in Hong Kong and Canton in the early 1960s is very intriguing for me, as I worked in China for over a decade. Admittedly, there are a number of cliches and stereeotypes associated with Asian characters in the film (except for Jimmy). However, if one can ex..."

💡 Did You Know?

Filmed in color, but shown in the US in black-and-white.

📖 Synopsis

A pilot slips his plane into Red China to rescue an American girl trapped there, but when he lands he discovers that the girl has a surprise for him--she wants him to fill his plane with Chinese refugees and fly them out of the co...