This DVD is a UK release, (PAL Region 0 DVD) it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need a multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada. A group of international crooks and conmen are stranded in Italy whilst their steamer is repaired. Along with the Dannreuthers, they are headed for Africa, supposedly to sell vacuum cleaners but with an eye to buying land enriched with uranium.