Falcon's Gold (1982)
Directed by Bob Schulz
Genres - Action, Adventure |
Sub-Genres - Jungle Film, Fantasy Adventure |
Run Time - 95 min. |
Countries - Canada |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Eleanor Mannikka
In this average, made for pay-TV adventure yarn loosely based on Arthur Conan Doyle's Challenger's Gold, the archaeologist Dr. Christopher Falcon (John Marley) is called away from a dig in an Arab country to assess a startling find in Mexico, with the usual dangerous results. When he arrives, he immediately sees that among the uncovered items is a fertility goddess that was once part of a group of precious objects missing since a devastating, 17th-century earthquake. Determined to find the rest of the treasure -- also vaunted as having supernatural powers -- he sets out on an expedition funded by Murdoch (George Touliatos) a suspicious-looking, but super-rich business tycoon. Along for the ride are Falcon's daughter Tracey (Louise Vallance), a spirited British journalist (Simon MacCorkindale), and their guide, the attractive B.G. Alvarez (Blanca Guerra). Following in quick succession like the old-fashioned serials in the Saturday matinees are moments of betrayal, disaster, sudden change, and various sexual encounters.
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treasure, daughter, hidden, jungle, anthropology, archaeology, gold, power, reporter, supernatural-powers, survivor, wilderness