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Director:

Robert Clouse

Writers:

John D. MacDonald (novel)
Ed Waters (screenplay)

Contact:

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Release Date:

28 September 1970 (Sweden) more

Tagline:

Travis McGee is having a conference with one of his clients. Business as usual.

Plot:

Professional beach bum and 'knight errant' Travis McGee goes up against psychotic body-builder Terry Bartell. McGee pulls out all the stops when he joins a Carribean cruise to bring the killer to justice. | add synopsis

User Comments:

A good introduction to Travis McGee, author John D McDonald's "Knight Errant/Beach Bum". more (15 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Rod Taylor ... Travis McGee

Theodore Bikel ... Meyer
Suzy Kendall ... Vangie / Merrimay
Ahna Capri ... Del (as Anna Capri)

William Smith ... Terry
Janet MacLachlan ... Noreen
Robert Phillips ... Griff

Jane Russell ... Alabama Tigress
James Booth ... Burk
Oswaldo Calvo ... Manuel
Sherry Faber ... Nina
Marcia Knight ... Landlady
James H. Frysinger ... Dewey Powell
Harry A. Wood ... Judson
Jack Nagle ... Farnsworth
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Additional Details

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | USA:R (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Florida, USA


Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Dusty and Sweets McGee (1971) more


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A good introduction to Travis McGee, author John D McDonald's "Knight Errant/Beach Bum"., 23 June 2003
Author: shields from Santa Barbara, CA USA

"Darker Than Amber" is a very good introduction to Travis McGee, for anyone out there who doesn't know the hero of 21 "colourful" titled adventures.Rod Taylor made a perfect Travis and its a shame he didn't commit to a series as I'm sure if he had, it would have done so. As it was (is) this is the only movie made. Oh there was that other TV movie "The Empty Copper Sea"with Sam Elliott as a mustachioed, long-haired Trav but the only thing "Trav" about it was it was (is) a "Trav"esty! They even had Trav on a SAILBOAT! This movie has the right blend of action and tenderness, with good acting throughout. William Smith as Terry is a real menace. Smith said the fight scene at the end was done by him and Taylor and they really hurt each other. See Rod Taylor's website for more info on "Darker Than Amber" and Smith's comments. Very interesting.Color lensing on location in Florida and Nassau really captured the right atmosphere.They even had a houseboat and a Rolls Royce "Woody" Station Wagon. I guesss a Rolls pick-up would've been too much! Do I like Trav and "Darker Than Amber"? You bet!Cheers! Shields, Santa Barbara, CA. June 23, 2003

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