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That Man Bolt
That Man Bolt
	Original film poster
Directed by	David Lowell Rich; Henry Levin
Screenplay by	Ranald MacDougall; Charles Eric Johnson
Story by	Charles Eric Johnson
Produced by	Bernard Schwartz
Starring	Fred Williamson
Cinematography	Gerald Perry Finnerman
Edited by	Carl Pingitore; Robert F. Shugrue
Music by	Charles Bernstein
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	December 21, 1973 (New York City);
Running time	103 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

That Man Bolt is a 1973 American action film directed by David Lowell Rich and Henry Levin. It stars Fred Williamson in the title role of a courier and Byron Webster.^[1] The film combined several genres: blaxploitation, the martial arts film, and James Bond superspy films (with some posters featuring the tagline "He's Bonded"^[2]). It was filmed in Hong Kong, Macau and the United States and featured several martial arts experts in action: Mike Stone, World Professional Light Heavyweight Karate Champion,^[3] Kenji Kazama Japan Kickboxing Champion, Emil Farkas, European Black Belt Karate Champion,^[4] and David Chow,^[5] Former California State Judo Champion.^[6] It was titled Operation Hong Kong outside the United States. Peter Crowcroft wrote the novelization of the screenplay.

Plot

Courier Jefferson Bolt is asked to take a briefcase from Hong Kong to Mexico City, but he is not told what is in it or the identity of the man who asks him, a man named Griffiths. Convinced he will get good pay and see a few good places, Bolt takes on the job, while looking out for anything suspicious. Soon he does find exotic places, beautiful women, and ruthless gunmen interested in the briefcase.

Production

Fred Williamson recalled that Universal Pictures signed him for three films featuring the Bolt character as a black James Bond, but avoiding the urban locations of blaxploitation films. One director was replaced to make the film look more like a globetrotting secret agent film rather than a made for television movie. Williamson felt that Universal was not prepared to launch a film series featuring a black star. Though no other Bolt films were made, Williamson was paid for two films.^[7]

Cast

Fred Williamson as Jefferson Bolt
Byron Webster as Griffiths
Miko Mayama as Dominique Kuan
Teresa Graves as Samantha Nightingale
Masatoshi Nakamura as Kumada
John Orchard as Carter
Jack Ging as Connie Mellis
Ken Kazama as "Spider"
Vassili Lambrinos as Raoul De Vargas
Paul Mantee as Mickey

Filming locations

Hong Kong, UK (today China)
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Macau, Portugal (today China)^[8]

References

^ "That Man Bolt (1973) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
^ "Media History Digitial Library". Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ "Grandmaster Mike Stone". Karatekidzonline.com. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
^ "Emil Farkas, "Sensei To The Stars" And A Lot More". TheMartialArtsReporter.com. January 28, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
^ "Master David Chow". Usadojo.com. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
^ "That Man Bolt : Taglines". IMDb.com. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
^ p. 286 Paul, Louis Fred Williamson Interview in Tales from the Cult Film Trenches: Interviews with 36 Actors from Horror, Science Fiction and Exploitation Cinema McFarland, 6 Sep 2007
^ "That Man Bolt : Locations". IMDb.com. Retrieved October 21, 2013.