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Fate Is the Hunter( 1964)

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He played with death to prove a theory

Overview

A man refuses to believe that pilot error caused a fatal crash, and persists in looking for another reason. Airliner crashes near Los Angeles due to unusual string of coincidences. Stewardess, who is sole survivor, joins airline executives in discovering the causes of the crash.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Glenn Ford

      Sam McBane

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      Nancy Kwan

      Sally Fraser

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      Rod Taylor

      Captain Jack Savage

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      Suzanne Pleshette

      Martha Webster

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      Jane Russell

      Self

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      Wally Cox

      Ralph Bundy

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      Nehemiah Persoff

      Ben Sawyer

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      Mark Stevens

      Mickey Doolan

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      Max Showalter

      Dan Crawford

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      Constance Towers

      Peg Burke

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      Howard St. John

      Mark Hutchins

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      Robert J. Wilke

      Stillman

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      Bert Freed

      Dillon

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      Dort Clark

      Ted Wilson

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      Mary Wickes

      Mrs. Llewlyn

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      Robert F. Simon

      Proctor

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      Stanley Adams

      Bernie (uncredited)

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      Robert Adler

      FBI Agent (uncredited)

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      Don Ames

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      François André

      Technician (uncredited)

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      Al Bain

      Inquiry Board Spectator (uncredited)

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      Evadne Baker

      Secretary (uncredited)

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      Tony Barr

      Coordinator (uncredited)

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      Brandon Beach

      Inquiry Board Spectator (uncredited)

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      David Bedell

      Technician (uncredited)

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      Jim Boles

      Airline Passenger (uncredited)

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      George Bruggeman

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Rusty Burrell

      News Reporter (uncredited)

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      Marianna Case

      D'Arcy (uncredited)

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      Dick Cherney

      Soldier (uncredited)

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      Booth Colman

      Technician (uncredited)

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      Paul Cristo

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Sayre Dearing

      Inquiry Board Spectator (uncredited)

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      George DeNormand

      Board Member (uncredited)

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      Kem Dibbs

      FBI Agent (uncredited)

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      George Dockstader

      Policeman (uncredited)

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      Bob Duggan

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      Minta Durfee

      Airline Passenger (uncredited)

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      Kort Falkenberg

      Air Traffic Controller (uncredited)

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      George Ford

      Loadmaster (uncredited)

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      Peter Ford

      Attendant (uncredited)

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      James Gonzalez

      Airline Employee (uncredited)

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      Harold Goodwin

      Art Baldwin (uncredited)

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      Herschel Graham

      Inspector (uncredited)

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      Pitt Herbert

      Man (uncredited)

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      George Holmes

      Board Member (uncredited)

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      Joseph Hoover

      Newsman (uncredited)

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      John Hubbard

      Al Robbins (uncredited)

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      Charles Irving

      Inquiry Board Chairman (uncredited)

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      Michael Jeffers

      Inspector (uncredited)

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      Morgan Justin

      TV Camera Crewman (uncredited)

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      Rusty Lane

      Supervisor (uncredited)

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      John Lawrence

      Priest (uncredited)

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      Paul Lukather

      News Reporter (uncredited)

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      Dorothy Malone

      Lisa Bond (uncredited)

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      William Meader

      Bar Patron (uncredited)

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      Laurie Mitchell

      Bar Hostess (uncredited)

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      Sol Murgi

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Paulene Myers

      Mother (uncredited)

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      Ron Nyman

      Bob (uncredited)

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      Joe Patridge

      First Officer Murray (uncredited)

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      Charles Perry

      Inspector (uncredited)

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      Paul Power

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      Anthony Redondo

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Marshall Reed

      News Reporter (uncredited)

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      Tony Regan

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Edward Rickard

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Christopher Riordan

      Soldier in Audience (uncredited)

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      Clark Ross

      Airline Passenger (uncredited)

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      Jerry Rush

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      Mark Russell

      Soldier (uncredited)

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      Cosmo Sardo

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Jeffrey Sayre

      Airline Employee (uncredited)

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      Joe Scott

      Controller (uncredited)

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      James Secrest

      Orderly (uncredited)

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      Bert Stevens

      Airline Passenger (uncredited)

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      John Stevens

      News Reporter (uncredited)

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      Harry Swoger

      Airport Employee (uncredited)

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      Hal Taggart

      Doctor (uncredited)

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      Ralph Thomas

      News Reporter (uncredited)

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      Paul Trinka

      WWII Navigator (uncredited)

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      Blaine Turner

      Inquiry Board Spectator (uncredited)

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      Richard Walsh

      Radio Newsman (uncredited)

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      Arch Whiting

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Harry Wilson

      Inquiry Board Spectator (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    6
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Feb 17 2024
    When an airline tragedy kills fifty-seven people, it falls to investigator "McBane" (Glenn Ford) to get to the bottom of things. He has precious little to go on save for a report from the pilot claiming an engine fire before silence then the plane hit the ground. One of the survivors, the stewardess "Sally" (Nancy Kwan) has slightly conflicting information about the crash so "McBane" assembles the wreckage and he can't make either story work - something's not right! The absence of any clear technical fault suggests to all the it's his wartime friend "Savage" (Rod Taylor) who was at fault - but ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • airplane
    • based on novel or book
    • stewardess
    • investigation
    • aviation
    • airplane crash
    • los angeles, california
    • pilot error