The Night of the Generals
1967 film by Anatole Litvak
The Night of the Generals is a 1967 World War II mystery movie directed by Anatole Litvak and produced by Sam Spiegel. It stars Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Tom Courtenay, Donald Pleasence, Joanna Pettet and Philippe Noiret. It was loosely based on the beginning of the novel of the same name by German author Hans Hellmut Kirst.[3]
| The Night of the Generals | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Anatole Litvak |
| Screenplay by | Joseph Kessel Paul Dehn Gore Vidal[1] (uncredited) |
| Based on | The Night of the Generals by Hans Hellmut Kirst and an incident written by James Hadley Chase |
| Produced by | Sam Spiegel Anatole Litvak |
| Starring | Peter O'Toole Omar Sharif Tom Courtenay Donald Pleasence Joanna Pettet Philippe Noiret |
| Cinematography | Henri Decaë |
| Edited by | Alan Osbiston |
| Music by | Maurice Jarre |
Production companies | Horizon Pictures Filmsonor |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom France United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,400,000 (US/ Canada rentals)[2] |
References
change- ↑ CNC
- ↑ "Big Rental Films of 1967", Variety, 3 January 1968 p 25. Please note these figures refer to rentals accruing to the distributors.
- ↑ p.762 Gifford, Dennis The British Film Catalogue Routledge; 1st edition (April 1, 2016)
