Puppet on a Chain
It will keep you hanging on the edge of your seat....
1970 • 98 min • Thriller
Synopsis
Following a triple professional hit a U.S. agent, Paul Sherman, arrives in Amsterdam to investigate a heroin smuggling ring. He finds a city rife with drugs and a police force unable or unwilling to do much about it. With his incognito female fellow agent, Maggie, the American is soon stirring things up.
Our family guide
Best from age 12- 100 Reviewers · 1 · 61%
- 60 Audience · 33 · 39%
An American agent travels to Amsterdam to investigate a heroin smuggling ring after a series of professional hits. He teams up with a fellow agent to stir things up in a city plagued by drugs.
- Violence & peril
- 5/10
- Language
- 3/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 6/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 2/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- Some intense action sequences.
- Depictions of drug use and its consequences.
- Brief moments of peril and suspense.
What it models well
- Justice prevailing
- Teamwork and cooperation
- Investigative persistence
Talk about it after
- The impact of illegal drugs on communities.
- The challenges of international crime.
- The importance of working together to solve problems.
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Top billed cast
Director: Geoffrey Reeve, Don Sharp • Crew: Don Sharp, Alistair MacLean, Paul Wheeler
Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersAt the start of this, I did wonder what on earth was going on. Sven-Bertil Taube (a sort of Jon Voight lookalike) was an odd choice to lead. Hardly an household name, quite possibly not even in his native Sweden. Anyway, he arrives in Amsterdam where he doesn't even make it out of the airport before the bodies start dropping.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.0/10 (33)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- IMDb
- tt0066258
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