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Fate Is the Hunter

  • 1964
  • Approved
  • 1h 46m
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6.8/10
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Glenn Ford and Suzanne Pleshette in Fate Is the Hunter (1964)
An airline executive refuses to believe that pilot error, by his friend, caused a fatal crash and persists in looking for another reason.
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An airline executive refuses to believe that pilot error, by his friend, caused a fatal crash and persists in looking for another reason.An airline executive refuses to believe that pilot error, by his friend, caused a fatal crash and persists in looking for another reason.An airline executive refuses to believe that pilot error, by his friend, caused a fatal crash and persists in looking for another reason.

  • Director
    • Ralph Nelson
  • Writers
    • Ernest K. Gann
    • Harold Medford
  • Stars
    • Glenn Ford
    • Nancy Kwan
    • Rod Taylor
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ralph Nelson
    • Writers
      • Ernest K. Gann
      • Harold Medford
    • Stars
      • Glenn Ford
      • Nancy Kwan
      • Rod Taylor
    • 74User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Glenn Ford
    Glenn Ford
    • Sam McBane
    Nancy Kwan
    Nancy Kwan
    • Sally Fraser
    Rod Taylor
    Rod Taylor
    • Capt. Jack Savage
    Suzanne Pleshette
    Suzanne Pleshette
    • Martha Webster
    Jane Russell
    Jane Russell
    • Jane Russell
    Wally Cox
    Wally Cox
    • Ralph Bundy
    Nehemiah Persoff
    Nehemiah Persoff
    • Ben Sawyer
    Mark Stevens
    Mark Stevens
    • Mickey Doolan
    Max Showalter
    Max Showalter
    • Dan Crawford
    Constance Towers
    Constance Towers
    • Peg Burke
    Howard St. John
    Howard St. John
    • Mark Hutchins
    Robert J. Wilke
    Robert J. Wilke
    • Stillman
    • (as Robert Wilke)
    Bert Freed
    Bert Freed
    • Dillon
    Dort Clark
    Dort Clark
    • Ted Wilson
    Mary Wickes
    Mary Wickes
    • Mrs. Llewlyn
    Robert F. Simon
    Robert F. Simon
    • Proctor
    Stanley Adams
    Stanley Adams
    • Bernie
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Adler
    Robert Adler
    • FBI Agent
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Ralph Nelson
    • Writers
      • Ernest K. Gann
      • Harold Medford
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    • Trivia
      The fictional airliner in this movie is a DC-7, substantially altered to look like a contemporary jet airliner, but not resemble any that actually existed. Because of the theme (and to avoid spoiling an excellent ending), no airline or aircraft manufacturer would have anything to do with the movie, and any resemblance to an actual aircraft would invite litigation. Curiously, there are aspects to the fake wings that are almost 30 years ahead of their time.
    • Goofs
      The aircraft used for this movie - cobbled together from a Douglas propeller airliner - would be impossibly tail heavy with tail-mounted engines. The wings are too far forward. If it managed to achieve flight, it would instantly stall and crash.
    • Quotes

      Capt. Jack Savage: When your number's up, why fight it, right? And if its not, why worry about it?

    • Connections
      Referenced in Beverly Hills, 90210: The Time Has Come Today (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Fate Is the Hunter
      Music by Jerry Goldsmith
      Lyrics by Don Wolf

    User reviews74

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    7/10

    Good, Intelligent 1960s Film

    This is a fine film about an airliner crash and its later repercussions. Glenn Ford brings his usual earnestness to his role as an airline executive determined to discover the cause of the crash, which killed its pilot and his good friend (Rod Taylor). Reports that Taylor had been drinking only make Ford more determined to get to the bottom of the mystery. Top cast works well with an intelligent script, which unfortunately gets a little slow and talky near the middle of the movie. The flashback scenes with Ford, Taylor, Jane Russell and Wally Cox are extremely well done, and Dorothy Malone gives a fine, uncredited performance. Perfect TV fare, good for folks who like movies from the mid-1960s era.

    PS--Isn't that Joe Patridge as the First Officer at the beginning of the movie?
    • mrb1980
    • Jul 25, 2005
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    • Release date
      • October 16, 1964 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bezwinger des Todes
    • Filming locations
      • Marineland of the Pacific - 6610 Palos Verdes Drive, Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA(Sam meets Sally where she works)
    • Production company
      • Arcola Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $2,525,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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