Darker Than Amber (1970)
1h 36m
Running Time
August 14, 1970Release Date
Darker Than Amber (1970)
1h 36m
Running Time
August 14, 1970Release Date
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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 Caribbean cruise to bring the killer to justice.
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Cast & Crew.
Rod Taylor
Travis McGee
Theodore Bikel
Meyer
Suzy Kendall
Vangie / Merrimay
William Smith
Terry
Ahna Capri
Del
Janet MacLachlan
Noreen
Robert Clouse
Director
Robert Phillips
Griff
John D. MacDonald
Writer
Ed Waters
Writer
Jane Russell
Alabama Tigress
Walter Seltzer
Producer
James Booth
Burk
John Carl Parker
Composer
Oswaldo Calvo
Manuel
Frank V. Phillips
Cinematographer
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 14, 1970
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Content RatingPG
Genres
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Wiki.
Darker than Amber is a 1970 film adaptation of John D. MacDonald's 1966 mystery/suspense novel, Darker than Amber. It was directed by Robert Clouse from a screenplay by MacDonald and Ed Waters.
The film starred Rod Taylor as Travis McGee, the protagonist of a series of successful novels by MacDonald. Darker than Amber and The Empty Copper Sea (adapted as the 1983 film Travis McGee starring Sam Elliott) remain the only McGee novels adapted to the big screen to date.
Critical reception was positive, but the film was not a financial success.