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The Tamarind Seed

The Tamarind Seed

The Tamarind Seed . . . where love grows and passion flowers.

6.1 / 1019742h 5m

Synopsis

During a Caribbean holiday, a British civil servant finds herself falling in love with a Russian agent.

Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller

Status: Released

Director: Blake Edwards

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Main Cast

Julie Andrews

Julie Andrews

Judith Farrow

Omar Sharif

Omar Sharif

Feodor Sverdlov

Anthony Quayle

Anthony Quayle

Jack Loder

Dan O'Herlihy

Dan O'Herlihy

Fergus Stephenson

Sylvia Syms

Sylvia Syms

Margaret Stephenson

Oskar Homolka

Oskar Homolka

General Golitsyn

Bryan Marshall

Bryan Marshall

George MacLeod

David Baron

Richard Paterson

Celia Bannerman

Celia Bannerman

Rachel Paterson

Roger Dann

Roger Dann

Colonel Moreau

Trailer

User Reviews

CinemaSerf

From the very first few bars of the opening John Barry theme and the obvious Maurice Binder titles, you could be forgiven for thinking you were about to watch a "Bond" movie... However, what we are presented with is an overly-complicated espionage drama that could very easily trip over it's own feet. A charming and debonaire Omar Sharif is taking a holiday on Barbados where he makes friends with fellow holiday-maker Julie Andrews. As luck would have it - he is a top level Soviet spy and she works for a top UK Home Office civil servant. Anthony Quayle is the British Spymaster convinced he is trying to turn her; Oskar Homolka the Soviet general convinced the contrary in on the cards. Well, it takes quite a long 2 hours of this rather plodding romantic thriller for us to find out which... The last 15 minutes are quite unpredictable, and the cast are all proficient enough - especially a rather untypical role from Sylvia Syms - but the story is just over-padded-out, I'm afraid.