''Noon Sunday'' is a 1971 action film directed by

Terry Bourke Terry Christopher Bourke (19 April 1940 – 29 June 2002) was an Australian journalist, screenwriter, producer and director. He worked as a show business journalist and production assistant in Hong Kong for a number of years before returning t ...

about two

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. The film was the first feature produced in

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Premise

Two men are put on an island to assassinate guerrilla leaders.

Cast

*Mark Lenard

Production

and producer Gordon Mailloux had previously worked on the film ''Sampan'' together, which had been a success but Bourke wanted to make something more commercial.John Larkin, "Blood and Guts to Ride the (Flinders) Ranges", ''The Age'', 30 July 1971
accessed 23 October 2012 They decided to make a second film in Guam, in part to establish local facilities which could be used by Japanese film crews who often used the island to shoot commercials and films. Money was raised from local investors and the Guam Economic Development Authority and Crown International agreed to distribute.Interview with Gordon Mailloux, ''Uno Online'', 1 June 2010
accessed 23 October 2012 Shooting took two to three months using a combination of local actors and Hollywood talent. Scenes were shot aboard the . with interior scenes shot in

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and special effects scenes shot in

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.p.35 ''Whatever Happened to Noon Sunday'' ''Uno'' Magazine

Reception

The film was screened all around the world, making $25,000 in Guam, but according to Mailloux, Crown International took all the money.

References

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* Films shot in Guam 1970 films 1970 action films Crown International Pictures films Films set in Oceania 1970s English-language films Films directed by Terry Bourke English-language action films {{1970s-action-film-stub