Golden Rendezvous is a 1977 South African action thriller film directed by Ashley Lazarus and starring Richard Harris, Ann Turkel and David Janssen.

The Caribbean Star, a combination cargo ship and floating casino is hijacked by terrorists led by Luis Carreras (John Vernon), who installs an atomic bomb, holding both the passengers and the bomb hostage, hoping to exchange them for the gold bullion on a U.S. Treasury ship.

However, First Officer John Carter (Richard Harris), Susan Beresford (Ann Turkel), and Dr. Marston (Gordon Jackson) join forces to foil the plan.

Film rights were bought almost immediately; Laurence Harvey announced he would star and produce along with Daniel Angel.

However a different ending was scripted for the film in order to increase plot tension and create something far more dramatic and spectacular.

[8][9] In addition, $5 million was transferred from a Swiss bank to a South African company called Thor Communicators, some of which was used as security for loans to make Golden Rendezvous.

[6][8] Producer Andre Pieterse admitted that 825,000 rand (£475,000) was transferred to him to create a film industry for blacks in South Africa.

However, due to difficulties with other government departments, the project was never realised and the money instead wound up in Golden Rendezvous.

So Pieterse refinanced the project through an American bank, Chemical, under stringer terms which resulted in another million dollars being added to the budget.

[11]Pieterse says filming ran into trouble because of difficulties involved in shooting on a ship, and because Richard Harris drank a bottle of vodka a day.

[12] Pieterse alleged that these things caused filming to be delayed by 44 days and meant that the producer was unable to raise capital abroad, and make a sale to North America.

Harris was then making Game for Vultures in South Africa and a warrant was issued for his arrest by a Johannesburg court.

"[13] Sheriffs failed to serve a warrant of arrest on Harris and it was reported that the parties were working on a settlement.