The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go is a 1970 British thriller film directed by Burgess Meredith. It was shot in Hong Kong and Toronto, Canada.

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
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Directed byBurgess Meredith
Written by
Produced by
StarringSee below
Narrated byValentine Dyall
Cinematography
Edited by
Music by
Distributed byNational General Pictures
Release date
  • 1970 (1970)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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An American army deserter, fanatic and aspiring writer named Nero Finnigan, living in Hong Kong becomes involved with the notorious Mr. Go, a half Chinese half Mexican organized crime mastermind. They conspire to blackmail an American weapons scientist, professor Bannister, into providing secrets to Mr. Go's organization for resale to the highest bidder, and Go secretly films the bisexual Bannister having sex with Nero.[1]

Leo Zimmerman, who is an American CIA agent and James Joyce scholar, then arrives and is charged with recovering the scientist and his work by whatever means necessary.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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  • "The Yin and the Yang" (Music by Robert O. Ragland, lyrics by Marcia Waldorf)
  • "To Be Free" (Music by Robert O. Ragland, lyrics by Marcia Waldorf)
  • "Tah-Ling" (Music by Robert O. Ragland, lyrics by Marcia Waldorf)
  • "Images and Reflections" (Music by Robert O. Ragland, lyrics by Marcia Waldorf)

Production

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The film was shot on location in Hong Kong, except for the CIA boardroom scenes.[1] The production ran out of money and was officially never completed. It was release in Southeast Asia as The Third Eye. The scenes featuring Broderick Crawford was believed to have been added later.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Psychotronic Video 40", Psychotronic Video No. 40. 2004 p 63–64.
  2. ^ Kevin Sweeney. James Mason : a bio-bibliography p 34, 1999.

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