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''Assault on a Queen'' is a 1966 American action-adventure film directed by Jack Donohue, starring Music/FrankSinatra and Creator/VirnaLisi. [[TheFilmOfTheBook Based on]] a 1959 novel by Jack Finney, it was adapted for the screen by Creator/RodSerling and released by Creator/{{Paramount}} Pictures on June 15, 1966.

When treasure hunters in the Caribbean come across a sunken U-Boat they also find that it was scuttled by its captain and is more or less intact. Eric Lauffnauer is a former World War II U-Boat captain and American Mark Brittain served on subs in the Pacific. Lauffner proposes they give up their treasure hunt and instead turn to piracy: in a few days' time the RMS ''Queen Mary'' will be in the area with millions of dollars' worth of cash, gold and jewels in its strong room.

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''Assault on a Queen'' is a 1966 an American action-adventure film directed by Jack Donohue, starring Music/FrankSinatra and Creator/VirnaLisi. [[TheFilmOfTheBook Based on]] a 1959 novel by Jack Finney, it was adapted for the screen by Creator/RodSerling and released by Creator/{{Paramount}} Pictures on June 15, 1966.

When treasure hunters in the Caribbean come across a sunken U-Boat UsefulNotes/WorldWarII-era submarine, they also find that it was scuttled by its captain and is more or less intact. German Eric Lauffnauer is a former World War II U-Boat captain and captain, while American Mark Brittain served on subs in the Pacific. Lauffner proposes that they give up their treasure hunt and instead turn to piracy: in a few days' time the RMS ''Queen Mary'' will be in the area with millions of dollars' worth of cash, gold and jewels in its strong room.

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''Assault on a Queen'' is a 1966 American action-adventure film, directed by Jack Donohue, starring Music/FrankSinatra and Creator/VirnaLisi. Based on a 1959 novel by Jack Finney, it was adapted for the screen by Creator/RodSerling and released by Creator/{{Paramount}} Pictures on June 15, 1966.

When treasure hunters in the Caribbean come across a sunken U-Boat they also find that it was scuttled by its captain and is more or less intact. Eric Lauffnauer is a former World War II U-Boat captain and American Mark Brittain served on subs in the Pacific. Lauffner proposes they give up their treasure hunt and instead turn to piracy - in a few days time the RMS ''Queen Mary'' will be in the area with millions of dollars of cash, gold and jewels in its strong room.

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''Assault on a Queen'' is a 1966 American action-adventure film, film directed by Jack Donohue, starring Music/FrankSinatra and Creator/VirnaLisi. [[TheFilmOfTheBook Based on on]] a 1959 novel by Jack Finney, it was adapted for the screen by Creator/RodSerling and released by Creator/{{Paramount}} Pictures on June 15, 1966.

When treasure hunters in the Caribbean come across a sunken U-Boat they also find that it was scuttled by its captain and is more or less intact. Eric Lauffnauer is a former World War II U-Boat captain and American Mark Brittain served on subs in the Pacific. Lauffner proposes they give up their treasure hunt and instead turn to piracy - piracy: in a few days days' time the RMS ''Queen Mary'' will be in the area with millions of dollars dollars' worth of cash, gold and jewels in its strong room.
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''Assault on a Queen'' is a 1966 American action-adventure film, directed by Jack Donohue, starring Music/FrankSinatra and Virna Lisi. Based on a 1959 novel by Jack Finney, it was adapted for the screen by Creator/RodSerling and released by Creator/{{Paramount}} Pictures on June 15, 1966.

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''Assault on a Queen'' is a 1966 American action-adventure film, directed by Jack Donohue, starring Music/FrankSinatra and Virna Lisi.Creator/VirnaLisi. Based on a 1959 novel by Jack Finney, it was adapted for the screen by Creator/RodSerling and released by Creator/{{Paramount}} Pictures on June 15, 1966.
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When treasure hunters in the Caribbean come across a sunken U-Boat they also find that it was scuttled by its captain and is more or less intact. Eric Lauffnauer is a former World War II U-Boat captain and American Mark Brittain served on subs in the Pacific. Lauffner proposes they give up their treasure hunt and instead turn to piracy - in a few days time the RMS Queen Mary will be in the area with millions of dollars of cash, gold and jewels in its strong room.

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When treasure hunters in the Caribbean come across a sunken U-Boat they also find that it was scuttled by its captain and is more or less intact. Eric Lauffnauer is a former World War II U-Boat captain and American Mark Brittain served on subs in the Pacific. Lauffner proposes they give up their treasure hunt and instead turn to piracy - in a few days time the RMS Queen Mary ''Queen Mary'' will be in the area with millions of dollars of cash, gold and jewels in its strong room.



* BriefcaseFullOfMoney: the SubmarinePirates plan to rob the [=QE2=] of a shipment of gold bullion, but run into an unexpected hitch when the crates prove too heavy to be carried unassisted. The [=QE2=]'s crew naturally refuse to help, so the robbers have to drag the crates past gaping passengers who until now had no idea a robbery was in progress.

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* BriefcaseFullOfMoney: the SubmarinePirates plan to rob the [=QE2=] ''Queen Mary'' of a shipment of gold bullion, but run into an unexpected hitch when the crates prove too heavy to be carried unassisted. The [=QE2=]'s ''Queen Mary'''s crew naturally refuse to help, so the robbers have to drag the crates past gaping passengers who until now had no idea a robbery was in progress.



* TheCaper: A group of morally dubious treasure turn SubmarinePirates when they salvage an sunken U-boat and plan to use it to robe the ''RMS Queen Mary'' med-ocean.
* UsefulNotes/CoastGuard: A U.S. Coast Guard cutter comes to investigate why the RMS Queen Mary has come to a dead stop in the water, and winds up fighting SubmarinePirates.

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* TheCaper: A group of morally dubious treasure hunters turn SubmarinePirates when they salvage an sunken U-boat and plan to use it to robe rob the ''RMS Queen RMS ''Queen Mary'' med-ocean.
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* UsefulNotes/CoastGuard: A U.S. Coast Guard cutter comes to investigate why the RMS Queen Mary ''Queen Mary'' has come to a dead stop in the water, and winds up fighting SubmarinePirates.



* EveryoneKnowsMorse: One the officers of the ''RMS Queen Mary'' signals a Coast Guard by flashing a message with a hand lantern. Justified, as in 1966, ships officers and Coast Guard crew were required to know Morse code. Also done realistically, as the cutter's radio operator jots the message down on a pad before reading it out. The Coast Guard captain then asks for the officer to repeat the message, because it is so odd.

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* EveryoneKnowsMorse: One the officers of the ''RMS Queen RMS ''Queen Mary'' signals a Coast Guard by flashing a message with a hand lantern. Justified, as in 1966, ships officers and Coast Guard crew were required to know Morse code. Also done realistically, as the cutter's radio operator jots the message down on a pad before reading it out. The Coast Guard captain then asks for the officer to repeat the message, because it is so odd.



* HollywoodDensity: Averted; the thieves have to drag the crates of gold along the Queen Mary's decks to the submarine, as the crew have no intention of helping them.

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* HollywoodDensity: Averted; the thieves have to drag the crates of gold along the Queen Mary's ''Queen Mary'''s decks to the submarine, as the crew have no intention of helping them.



* VillainProtagonist: The film is about a group of morally dubious treasure hunters who salvage a German U-boat and use it to become SubmarinePirates: staging an assault on the RMS Queen Mary. Several of the characters get cold feet and express doubts about the plan, but none of them actually pull out.

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* VillainProtagonist: The film is about a group of morally dubious treasure hunters who salvage a German U-boat and use it to become SubmarinePirates: staging an assault on the RMS Queen Mary.''Queen Mary''. Several of the characters get cold feet and express doubts about the plan, but none of them actually pull out.
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* CriminalProcedural: [[ShownTheirWork A lot of thought]] has been put into the mechanics of using a small submarine to rob an ocean liner at sea, and the characters are showing discovering the issues involved and working out ways round them. Even then, they acknowledge that the plan is risky and relies heavily on the fact that ships officers are trained to be cautious and take no unnecessary risks.
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* TheCaper: A group of morally dubious treasure turn SubmarinePirates when they salvage an sunken U-boat and plan to use it to robe the ''RMS Queen Mary'' med-ocean.
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* BriefcaseFullOfCash: the SubmarinePirates plan to rob the [=QE2=] of a shipment of gold bullion, but run into an unexpected hitch when the crates prove too heavy to be carried unassisted. The [=QE2=]'s crew naturally refuse to help, so the robbers have to drag the crates past gaping passengers who until now had no idea a robbery was in progress.

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* BriefcaseFullOfCash: BriefcaseFullOfMoney: the SubmarinePirates plan to rob the [=QE2=] of a shipment of gold bullion, but run into an unexpected hitch when the crates prove too heavy to be carried unassisted. The [=QE2=]'s crew naturally refuse to help, so the robbers have to drag the crates past gaping passengers who until now had no idea a robbery was in progress.

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