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Victim Five, also known as Code 7, Victim 5!, originally filmed as Table Bay,[1] is a 1964 British crime film produced by Harry Alan Towers and US television producer Arthur "Skip" Steloff[2] that was shot in Cape Town in Technicolor and Techniscope. It was directed by Robert Lynn and starred Lex Barker, Ronald Fraser, Ann Smyrner, and Walter Rilla.[3]

Victim Five
US film poster
Directed by	Robert Lynn
Screenplay by	Peter Yeldham
Story by	Peter Welbeck
Produced by	Arthur "Skip" Steloff
Starring	Lex Barker Ronald Fraser Walter Rilla Dietmar Schönherr Ann Smyrner Véronique Vendell
Cinematography	Nicolas Roeg
Edited by	John Trumper
Music by	Johnny Douglas
Production company	Towers of London Productions
Distributed by	British Lion Films
Release dates	10 July 1964 (1964-07-10) (West Germany) 19 May 1965 (1965-05-19) (United States)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Premise

New York City private detective Steve Martin is hired for protection by Wexler, a wealthy German living in Cape Town. After Wexler's butler is murdered and an assassination attempt is made on Martin and Wexler's secretary Helga, Martin discovers a photograph of four people including Wexler and his butler that indicates that all those in the photograph are marked for death and there will be five victims.

Cast

Reception

The New York Times praised "fine views of Cape Town" but thought the film was not "necessary".[4] The MFB said it was "efficiently worked out" and praised the "large variety of South African locations."[5]

References

External links

• Victim Five at IMDb
• Code 7 Victim 5 at Letterbox DVD

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