The Third Day

19651965
Not RatedNot Rated
1h 59m

A man involved in a car crash and suffering from amnesia, appears he have killed his sleazy nymphomaniac mistress, and is treated hostilely and coldly by his wife and despised by her cousin.A man involved in a car crash and suffering from amnesia, appears he have killed his sleazy nymphomaniac mistress, and is treated hostilely and coldly by his wife and despised by her cousin.A man involved in a car crash and suffering from amnesia, appears he have killed his sleazy nymphomaniac mistress, and is treated hostilely and coldly by his wife and despised by her cousin.

5.6/10

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Director
- Jack Smight
Writers
- Joseph Hayes(based on the novel by)
- Burton Wohl(screenplay)
- Robert Presnell Jr.(screenplay)
Stars

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Roddy McDowall during the making of "The Third Day"

George Peppard and Arte Johnson in The Third Day (1965)

George Peppard, Herbert Marshall, and Elizabeth Ashley in The Third Day (1965)

George Peppard and Elizabeth Ashley in The Third Day (1965)

George Peppard and Roddy McDowall in The Third Day (1965)

George Peppard, Elizabeth Ashley, and Mona Washbourne in The Third Day (1965)

George Peppard, Roddy McDowall, Herbert Marshall, Elizabeth Ashley, Arthur O'Connell, and Robert Webber in The Third Day (1965)

Director
- Jack Smight
Writers
- Joseph Hayes(based on the novel by)
- Burton Wohl(screenplay)
- Robert Presnell Jr.(screenplay)
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A man stumbles out of a car crash with no memory of what transpired. Everyone who he meets suggests that he is a ruthless man with an aggressive temper. Could he be deliberately blocking out memories of his past? —sol-

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Taglines
- ALONE...ON THE DEADLIEST MANHUNT OF ALL!
Genres
- Drama
- Mystery
Certificate
- Not Rated
Parents guide
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Trivia
Final film of veteran actor Herbert Marshall, who died just a few months after this picture was released on January 22nd, 1966.

Goofs
Steve, driving the commandeered police car, goes off the paved road and comes to an abrupt stop on the grassy area next to the road, but the audio has the sound of rubber tires screeching on hard pavement, not grass.

Quotes
Catherine Parsons: Rich boys learn to play... poor boys learn to fight.

Connections
Referenced in Password: Elizabeth Ashley vs. Roddy McDowell (1965)

Soundtracks
Love Me Now
Words by Jay Livingston & Ray Evans
Music by Percy Faith
Sung by Arte Johnson
[Lester and his combo perform the song in the lounge in the flashback scene with Steve and Holly in attendance]

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5/10

like the premise but got lost over time

Steve Mallory (George Peppard) climbs out of the river and stumbles into a bar. He has no memories, not even his name but everybody seems to know him. Apparently, he had a car accident. He has to figure out the family relations and the mysterious situation.

For this to work, one must be compelled by Peppard's character. It certainly starts off with good intrigue but soon, there is an avalanche of confusing connections and relationships. I stop trying to figure out what's going on. It would have been useful for him to be paired with an informative companion. One expected him to start investigating the girl from the crash a lot earlier. I do like the premise but I lost interest over time.

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