| The Syndicate | |
| Director: | Frederic Goode |
| Producer: | Harry Field |
| Starring: | William Sylvester June Ritchie Robert Urquhart |
| Music: | Edwin Astley |
| Cinematography: | George Stevens |
| Color Process: | Colour by Technicolor |
| Studio: | Associated British-Pathé |
| Distributor: | Warner Pathé Distributors (UK) American International Pictures (USA TV) |
| Runtime: | 106 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
The Syndicate (also known as Kenya: Country of Treasure and Treasure in Kenya) is a 1968 British film directed by Frederic Goode for Pathé Films, from a screenplay by Geoffrey Hays, based on the 1960 novel of the same name by Denys Rhodes.[1] [2] The film stars William Sylvester, June Ritchie, Robert Urquhart and Christian Doermer.
An American, down on his luck, joins a German uranium prospector and a Kenyan couple to search for uranium. A series of tragic and mysterious events strike the party.
The film was passed by the British Board of Film Classification on 3 March 1967, with a running time of 106 minutes. It was cut to 63 minutes and released as a supporting feature to Wait Until Dark in September 1968.[3] A 91-minute version was obtained by American International Pictures television division as part of a feature-film package, and was retitled Kenya: Country of Treasure.[4]
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Frederic Goode has more than once in the past proved himself an interesting if minor director, but this African adventure is very undistinguished. Nothing is made of the Kenya locations, and the story is stilted melodrama. Substantial cuts may be partly to blame, but even in this truncated version the film is nowhere near incisive enough to be remotely interesting."[5]