Puppet On A Chain 1971-Alistair MacLeans

This detective thriller features one of the most exciting boat chases ever filmed, a scene that has been compared to the car chase in Bullitt. It is also notable for having much scenic footage of the Netherlands and of Amsterdam. In this film, the headquarters of a drug-smuggling cartel is the quarry of American narcotics agent Paul Sherman (Sven-Bartil Taube). Though the cartel's activities are centered in Amsterdam, Sherman's search for the headquarters leads to an island castle owned by an offbeat religious group. Sherman and his partner Maggie (Barbara Parkins) run into serious trouble when they try to gain access to the forbidding site. Paul escapes captivity and chases the culprits by boat.
Sven-Bertil Taube - Paul Sherman
Barbara Parkins - Maggie
Alexander Knox - Colonel De Graaf
Patrick Allen - Inspector Van Gelder
Vladek Sheybal - Meegeren
Penny Casdagli - Trudi
Drewe Henley - Jimmy Duclos
Peter Hutchins - The Assassin
Mark Malicz - Morgenstern
Ania Marson - Astrid Leman
Michael Mellinger - Hotel Manager
Geoffrey Reeve
Stewart Lane - George Lemay