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Sep 28, 1970 · With Rod Taylor, Theodore Bikel, Suzy Kendall, Ahna Capri. 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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- Action, Drama, Mystery
- Robert Clouse
- 1970-09-28
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 ...
Last year's " Marlowe ," based on the Raymond Chandler characters, was a pale shadow of "The Big Sleep" (1946) or "The Lady in the Lake." But now comes "Darker Than Amber" with Rod Taylor playing Travis McGee, and it's a surprisingly good movie.
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Darker Than Amber (1970) Rod Taylor plays Travis McGee in the only big-screen adaptation of one of John D. MacDonald's 21-book series about the boat-bum hero. Travis McGee is a Korean War veteran, a former college football player and a dropout from conventional society.
Overview. 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. Robert Clouse. John D. MacDonald. Ed Waters. Full Cast & Crew.
Darker Than Amber stars Rod Taylor as Travis McGee, a Florida part time detective and scavenger who witnesses an attempted murder of a young woman, played by Suzy Kendall, saves that woman, has a short affair with her only for her to later get killed by the very men who tried killing her the first time, then are tracked and hunted down by McGee.
Jul 15, 2011 · A great bestseller starring Travis McGee, a real American hero--and maybe the star of a new movie franchise! Reissue. Helping damsels in distress is nothing new for Travis McGee--it's basically how he spends his life. But this one was different right from the start.
