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Fate Is the Hunter (1964)
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16 October 1964 (West Germany)
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He played with death to prove a theory more
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A man refuses to believe that pilot error caused a fatal crash, and persists in looking for another reason. full summary | full synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar.
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1 nomination
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Can you guess I liked this film?
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Glenn Ford | ... | Sam C. McBane | |
| Nancy Kwan | ... | Sally Fraser | |
| Rod Taylor | ... | Capt. Jack Savage | |
| Suzanne Pleshette | ... | Martha Webster | |
| Jane Russell | ... | Herself | |
| Wally Cox | ... | Ralph Bundy | |
| Nehemiah Persoff | ... | Ben Sawyer | |
| Mark Stevens | ... | Mickey Doolan | |
| Max Showalter | ... | Dan Crawford | |
| Constance Towers | ... | Peg Burke | |
| Howard St. John | ... | Mark Hutchins | |
| Robert J. Wilke | ... | Stillman | |
| Bert Freed | ... | Charles J. Dillon | |
| Dort Clark | ... | Ted Wilson | |
| Mary Wickes | ... | Mrs. Llewlyn |
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106 min
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Jane Russell considered herself semi retired at this time and agreed to do a cameo for her friend Aaron Rosenberg.
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Version of Island in the Sky (1953)
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No Love, No Nothin'
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Is the BM crash on the M1 in 1989, a case of life imitating art?more
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| Fate is the Hunter - 1964 paperback | Mike3m |
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A complicated little film showing that the obvious isn't always the truth. A passenger aircraft crashes while being flown by the stereotypical risk-taking, flamboyant pilot, leaving only one survivor. With him dying in the crash, it doesn't take the vultures long before they are clamouring for an excuse to point the finger of blame his way. His long time friend and airline boss sets out to prove that it wasn't so, and through a fascinating series of flashbacks and vignettes, the not-so-obvious plot unwinds into a wonderful vindication of his dead friend. Absolutely astounding actors and a solid script make this a must see. It takes time and effort to watch the subtleties unwind but it makes it worth the effort.