The Night of the Generals
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 |
| Produced by | Sam Spiegel 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 |
| Starring | Peter O'Toole Omar Sharif Tom Courtenay Donald Pleasence Joanna Pettet Philippe Noiret |
| Music by | Maurice Jarre |
| Cinematography | Henri Decaë |
| Edited by | Alan Osbiston |
Production company | Horizon Pictures Filmsonor |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom France United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,400,000 (US/ Canada rentals)[2] |
References
- ↑ 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)
