Assault on a Queen

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Assault on a Queen ★ 1966

Stupid Sinatra vehicle about a group of con men who plot together to rob the Queen Mary on one of her trips. Their attack vessel is a renovated WWII German U-boat. The producers tried to capitalize on the popularity of “Ocean's Eleven,” but they didn't even come close. Based on a novel by Jack Finney. 106m/C VHS . Frank Sinatra, Virna Lisi, Anthony (Tony) Franciosa, Richard Conte, Reginald Denny; D: Jack Donohue; W: Rod Serling; C: William H. Daniels.

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