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Green Ice
French poster
Directed byErnest Day
Written byEdward Anhalt
Ray Hassett
StarringRyan O'Neal
Omar Sharif
Anne Archer
CinematographyGilbert Taylor
Edited byJohn Jympson
Music byBill Wyman
Production
company
Distributed byITC Entertainment
Release date
21 May 1981 (UK)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$14 million[1]

Green Ice is a 1981 British adventure film starring Ryan O'Neal. It was also released under the name Operation Green Ice.

Plot

A down on his luck engineer gets involved in an adventure with a mysterious woman and an emerald magnate.

Cast

Production

The movie was shot on location in Mexico. The original director, Anthony Simmons, left the project during filming and was replaced by Ernest Day, the second unit director.[1]

The film was financed by Lew Grade who called it "quite a nice little film, but in the end, too much like a TV movie."[2]

Music

The soundtrack was recorded by Bill Wyman and released as the album Green Ice. The soundtrack contains 18 original songs.

References

  1. ^ a b Mann, Roderick (6 July 1980). "MOVIES: THE HIGH ADVENTURES OF 'GREEN ICE'". Los Angeles Times. p. o25.
  2. ^ Lew Grade, Still Dancing: My Story, William Collins & Sons 1987 p 251