| The Bay of St Michel | |
| Director: | John Ainsworth |
| Producer: | Michael Williams |
| Editing: | Tristam Cones |
| Starring: | Keenan Wynn Mai Zetterling Ronald Howard |
| Cinematography: | Steven Dade |
| Studio: | Pinewood Studios |
| Runtime: | 80 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
The Bay of St Michel (also known as The Bay of Saint Michael, Pattern for Plunder and Operation Mermaid [1] ) is a 1963 British second feature ('B')[2] film directed by John Ainsworth and starring Keenan Wynn, Mai Zetterling, Ronald Howard and Rona Anderson.[3] It was written by Christopher Davis.
A trio of World War 2 veterans reunite to search for a lost Nazi fortune.
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "An unsophisticated but quickly-moving little adventure melodrama on a hackneyed theme, which is well enough acted and has the advantage of some good location work. It owes much to its ingenious script, contrived and rather too dependent on coincidence though it be; speed, surprise and the sudden twist at the end largely help to cover these deficiencies."[4]
Leslie Halliwell said: "Uninspired hokum programmer."[5]
The Radio Times Guide to Films gave the film 2/5 stars, calling it an "unassuming little thriller."[6]