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[[Stephen Holden]], writing for ''[[The New York Times]]'', described ''The Seventh Coin'' as having "plenty of snazzy local color but no idea what kind of film it wants to be".<ref name="Holden, 1993-09-10">{{cite news |title=Review/Film; In Jerusalem, Flipping Out About a Coin |first=Stephen |last=Holden |authorlink=Stephen Holden |url=http://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/10/movies/review-film-in-jerusalem-flipping-out-about-a-coin.html?pagewanted=1 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=10 September 1993 |accessdate=28 March 2010}}</ref> |
[[Stephen Holden]], writing for ''[[The New York Times]]'', described ''The Seventh Coin'' as having "plenty of snazzy local color but no idea what kind of film it wants to be".<ref name="Holden, 1993-09-10">{{cite news |title=Review/Film; In Jerusalem, Flipping Out About a Coin |first=Stephen |last=Holden |authorlink=Stephen Holden |url=http://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/10/movies/review-film-in-jerusalem-flipping-out-about-a-coin.html?pagewanted=1 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=10 September 1993 |accessdate=28 March 2010}}</ref> |
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With the help of Paramount, The Seventh Coin became Soref's debut as a feature film writer/director.<ref name="lats">{{cite web |
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Revision as of 00:16, 30 May 2010
| The Seventh Coin | |
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| Directed by | Dror Soref |
| Written by | Howard Delman Michael Lewis |
| Starring | Peter O'Toole Navin Chowdhry Alexandra Powers John Rhys-Davies Ally Walker Jill Novick |
Release date | 1993 |
Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Template:Film US / Template:Film Israel |
| Language | English |
The Seventh Coin is a 1993 independent film starring Peter O'Toole and directed by Dror Soref.
Plot summary
The Seventh Coin begins in Jerusalem where American teenage girl Ronnie Segal is visiting some friends. Salim Zouabi is a young Arab boy who will steal anything in sight to help feed his grandfather, a dignified gentleman who condemns thievery. When Salim runs off with Ronnie's camera case, all sorts of havoc breaks loose but she tracks him down and convinces him to return it. However, the two soon find themselves in danger because Salim's grandfather has hidden a priceless coin that once belonged to King Herod the Great in Ronnie's bag -- and the evil Emil Saber collector of ancient and Biblical artifacts, will do anything to get hold of it because he believes he is the reincarnation of Herod the Great. To complete his collection of King Herod's coins, Emil travels to Jerusalem to seek out the seventh and final one. In his search for the coins, Emil begins to lose his mind, and eventually comes to believe that he is the reincarnated Herod. The coin is the seventh of a set that Herod once possessed, and saber has the other six. The villain learns that the old man has the valuable treasure, but the two youngsters made off with the coin. As Saber chases through the streets of Jerusalem to find them, Ronnie and Salim fall in love. Meanwhile, a determined, female police officer tries to track down the bad guy, who has already committed murder. As Emil continues on his murderous rampage, the two must avoid him while also protecting the coin.
Production
The film is filmed in Jerusalem, Israel,[1] and has the same style as Romancing the Stone and The Jewel of the Nile.[citation needed]
Reception
Stephen Holden, writing for The New York Times, described The Seventh Coin as having "plenty of snazzy local color but no idea what kind of film it wants to be".[1] With the help of Paramount, The Seventh Coin became Soref's debut as a feature film writer/director.<ref name="lats">{{cite web |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-27382965_ITM
References
- ^ a b Holden, Stephen (10 September 1993). "Review/Film; In Jerusalem, Flipping Out About a Coin". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
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