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6.2/10   120 votes
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Director:
Robert Clouse
Writers:
John D. MacDonald (novel)
Ed Waters (screenplay)
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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
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Perfect casting...almost more

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:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | USA:R (original rating)
Filming Locations:
Florida, USA

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Referenced in Dusty and Sweets McGee (1971) more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
Perfect casting...almost, 6 October 2008
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Author: gwnichol from United States

Suzi Kendall as Vangie was the only misstep in this film.As a long time Travis McGee fan I thought this film was close to perfect a representation of McDonald's work as you will ever see. The "Empty Copper Sea" T.V movie was the worst piece of dreck I've ever seen.Too bad this movie wasn't more successful at the box office. It received good reviews when released but I guess McDonald didn't have enough McGee fans to make this series viable. I can't think of any contemporary actors that could be cast as well as these actors were. I have a Dutch copy of the film with subtitles but unfortunately it is pan and scan and not the best quality.

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