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Alistair MacLean (1922–1987)

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In the early 1980s, he was commissioned by an American film studio to write a series of story outlines to be subsequently produced as movies. MacLean compiled several stories about a fictitious United Nations crime-fighting organization, several of which were adapted as books by other authors. These... See more trivia »

Died:

(age 64) in Munich, Germany

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Filmography

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1996 The Way to Dusty Death (TV movie) (novel)
 
1995 Detonator II: Night Watch (TV movie) (story)
 
1989 River of Death (novel "River of Death")
 
1980 The Hostage Tower (TV movie) (novel / story)
 
1979 Bear Island (based on the novel by)
 
1978 Force 10 from Navarone (novel)
 
1977 Golden Rendezvous (novel "The Golden Rendezvous" - uncredited)
 
1975 Breakheart Pass (novel / screenplay)
 
1974 Caravan to Vaccares (novel)
 
1972 Fear Is the Key (novel)
 
1971 Puppet on a Chain (novel / screenplay)
 
1971 When Eight Bells Toll (novel - uncredited / screenplay / as Alistair Maclean)
 
1968 Where Eagles Dare (novel - uncredited / screenplay / story)
 
1968 Ice Station Zebra (novel)
 
1965 The Satan Bug (novel / as Ian Stuart)
 
1961 The Secret Ways (novel "The Secret Ways")
 
1961 The Guns of Navarone (novel / as Alistair Maclean)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Novel: "Ice Station Zebra" (1963) (filmed as Ice Station Zebra) See more »

Alternate Names:

Alistair Maclean | Ian Stuart
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Trivia:

In the early 1980s, he was commissioned by an American film studio to write a series of story outlines to be subsequently produced as movies. MacLean compiled several stories about a fictitious United Nations crime-fighting organization, several of which were adapted as books by other authors. These... See more »

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Taurus