Fate Is the Hunter

1964
Approved
1h 46m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

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Glenn Ford and Suzanne Pleshette in Fate Is the Hunter (1964)

An airline executive refuses to believe that pilot error, by his friend, caused a fatal crash and persists in looking for another reason.

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An airline executive refuses to believe that pilot error, by his friend, caused a fatal crash and persists in looking for another reason.An airline executive refuses to believe that pilot error, by his friend, caused a fatal crash and persists in looking for another reason.An airline executive refuses to believe that pilot error, by his friend, caused a fatal crash and persists in looking for another reason.

Director
- Ralph Nelson
Writers
- Ernest K. Gann
- Harold Medford
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

YOUR RATING

Director
- Ralph Nelson
Writers
- Ernest K. Gann
- Harold Medford
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total

Trivia
The fictional airliner in this movie is a DC-7, substantially altered to look like a contemporary jet airliner, but not resemble any that actually existed. Because of the theme (and to avoid spoiling an excellent ending), no airline or aircraft manufacturer would have anything to do with the movie, and any resemblance to an actual aircraft would invite litigation. Curiously, there are aspects to the fake wings that are almost 30 years ahead of their time.

Goofs
The aircraft used for this movie - cobbled together from a Douglas propeller airliner - would be impossibly tail heavy with tail-mounted engines. The wings are too far forward. If it managed to achieve flight, it would instantly stall and crash.

Quotes
Capt. Jack Savage: When your number's up, why fight it, right? And if its not, why worry about it?

Connections
Referenced in Beverly Hills, 90210: The Time Has Come Today (1994)

Soundtracks
Fate Is the Hunter
Music by Jerry Goldsmith
Lyrics by Don Wolf

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Classic "if only" movie

One of the best "if only" this had happened, or this didn't happen the outcome would be totally different. I have seen this movie only once, and that was in 1964! It's a great old movie, with well know actors. If you ever get a chance to see it....DO !!