United States / Sep 30, 1964 / NR / Boston, Massachusetts
He played with death to prove a theory
1h 46min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
An airline executive refuses to believe that pilot error, by his friend, caused a fatal crash and persists in looking for another reason.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mark Stevens | Mickey Doolan |
| Max Showalter | Dan Crawford |
| Constance Towers | Peg Burke |
| Howard St. John | Mark Hutchins |
| Robert J. Wilke | Stillman |
| Bert Freed | Dillon |
| Dort Clark | Ted Wilson |
| Mary Wickes | Mrs. Llewlyn |
| Robert F. Simon | Proctor |
| Stanley Adams | Bernie (uncredited) |
| Robert Adler | FBI Agent (uncredited) |
| François André | Technician (uncredited) |
| Al Bain | Inquiry Board Spectator (uncredited) |
| Evadne Baker | Secretary (uncredited) |
| Tony Barr | Coordinator (uncredited) |
| Brandon Beach | Inquiry Board Spectator (uncredited) |
| David Bedell | Technician (uncredited) |
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| Jim Boles | Airline Passenger (uncredited) |
| George Bruggeman | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Rusty Burrell | News Reporter (uncredited) |
| Marianna Case | D'Arcy (uncredited) |
| Dick Cherney | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Booth Colman | Technician (uncredited) |
| Paul Cristo | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Sayre Dearing | Inquiry Board Spectator (uncredited) |
| George DeNormand | Board Member (uncredited) |
| Kem Dibbs | FBI Agent (uncredited) |
| George Dockstader | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Bob Duggan | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Minta Durfee | Airline Passenger (uncredited) |
| Kort Falkenberg | Air Traffic Controller (uncredited) |
| George Ford | Loadmaster (uncredited) |
| Peter Ford | Attendant (uncredited) |
| James Gonzalez | Airline Employee (uncredited) |
| Harold Goodwin | Art Baldwin (uncredited) |
| Herschel Graham | Inspector (uncredited) |
| Pitt Herbert | Man (uncredited) |
| George Holmes | Board Member (uncredited) |
| Joseph Hoover | Newsman (uncredited) |
| John Hubbard | Al Robbins (uncredited) |
| Charles Irving | Inquiry Board Chairman (uncredited) |
| Michael Jeffers | Inspector (uncredited) |
| Morgan Justin | TV Camera Crewman (uncredited) |
| Rusty Lane | Supervisor (uncredited) |
| John Lawrence | Priest (uncredited) |
| Paul Lukather | News Reporter (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Malone | Lisa Bond (uncredited) |
| William Meader | Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| Laurie Mitchell | Bar Hostess (uncredited) |
| Sol Murgi | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Paulene Myers | Mother (uncredited) |
| Ron Nyman | Bob (uncredited) |
| Joe Patridge | First Officer Murray (uncredited) |
| Charles Perry | Inspector (uncredited) |
| Paul Power | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Anthony Redondo | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Marshall Reed | News Reporter (uncredited) |
| Tony Regan | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Edward Rickard | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Christopher Riordan | Soldier in Audience (uncredited) |
| Clark Ross | Airline Passenger (uncredited) |
| Jerry Rush | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Mark Russell | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Cosmo Sardo | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Sayre | Airline Employee (uncredited) |
| Joe Scott | Controller (uncredited) |
| James Secrest | Orderly (uncredited) |
| Bert Stevens | Airline Passenger (uncredited) |
| John Stevens | News Reporter (uncredited) |
| Harry Swoger | Airport Employee (uncredited) |
| Hal Taggart | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Ralph Thomas | News Reporter (uncredited) |
| Paul Trinka | WWII Navigator (uncredited) |
| Blaine Turner | Inquiry Board Spectator (uncredited) |
| Richard Walsh | Radio Newsman (uncredited) |
| Arch Whiting | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Harry Wilson | Inquiry Board Spectator (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Fate Is the Hunter |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Arcola Pictures |
| Release date | 16 ottobre 1964 |
| Production | Aaron Rosenberg |
| Writer | Ernest K. Gann, Harold Medford |
| Editing | Robert L. Simpson |
| Cinematography | Milton Krasner |
| Assistant directors | Ralph Nelson |
| Camera operators | Milton Krasner |
| Additional photography | Milton Krasner |
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| Production design | Stuart A. Reiss, Jack Martin Smith, Walter M. Scott, Hilyard M. Brown |
| Art direction | Jack Martin Smith, Hilyard M. Brown, Stuart A. Reiss, Walter M. Scott |
| Set decoration | Stuart A. Reiss, Walter M. Scott, Jack Martin Smith, Hilyard M. Brown |
| Music | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Sound | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Costume design | Moss Mabry, Ben Nye |
| Makeup | Ben Nye, Moss Mabry |
| Hairstyling | Moss Mabry, Ben Nye |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Germany / Oct 16, 1964 / 12 / Centfox
United Kingdom / Oct 29, 1964 / PG
United States / Nov 08, 1964
Romania / Jan 31, 1974
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