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Director:
Joseph Pevney
Writers:
Barbara Gray (writer)
Seton I. Miller (screenplay)
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Release Date:
15 January 1957 (Japan) more
Genre:
Drama | Adventure more
Tagline:
CITY OF A THOUSAND UNTOLD SECRETS! (original print ad - all caps) more
Plot:
A suspected diamond smuggler returns to Istanbul and finds the lady love he thought was dead...or does he? full summary | add synopsis
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When I Fall For Errol more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Errol Flynn ... James Brennan
Cornell Borchers ... Stephanie Bauer / Karen Fielding
John Bentley ... Insp. Nural
Torin Thatcher ... Douglas Fielding
Leif Erickson ... Charlie Boyle
Peggy Knudsen ... Marge Boyle
Martin Benson ... Mr. Darius
Nat 'King' Cole ... Danny Rice

Werner Klemperer ... Paul Renkov
Vladimir Sokoloff ... Aziz Rakim
Jan Arvan ... Kazim
Nico Minardos ... Ali
Ted Hecht ... Lt. Sarac
David Bond ... Dr. Sarica
Roland Varno ... Mr. Florian
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Additional Details

Runtime:
84 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)

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Peggy Knudsen's last movie. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Making of 'The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (1993) (V) more
Soundtrack:
WHEN I FALL IN LOVE more

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9 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
When I Fall For Errol, 4 June 2007
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Author: bkoganbing from Buffalo, New York

Istanbul is another one of those expatriate films that Errol Flynn was making in the last decade of his life trying to support his family and stay out of trouble with the IRS. It's a remake of the Fred MacMurray- Ava Gardner film Singapore from a decade ago.

Unlike that studio product, Istanbul has the advantage of that great location cinematography right at the sight of the Golden Horn. But Errol Flynn, who was aging exponentially before the camera in every film, was way too old to be playing these action/adventure types any longer. His scenes with Cornell Borchers really do lack conviction.

As for Cornell, she plays Errol's former sweetheart who through the trauma of being saved from a fire now has amnesia. She both doesn't remember Errol and is now married to Torin Thatcher.

But Errol's got some nasty people led by Martin Benson and Werner Klemperer who are after some diamonds which have come into his possession. Got to deal with them too.

Best reason to see Istanbul is to hear Nat King Cole sing and play the piano. Most people today don't realize that Cole was an accomplished jazz pianist, they only think of him as a singer. Actually he was a pianist first, the singing was an afterthought.

Istanbul is a routine action/adventure film for those who are fans of that type of movie.

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