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Travis McGee is a 1983 American TV movie based on the 1978 novel The Empty Copper Sea by John D. MacDonald. It was the second film adaptation of the Travis McGee series. It was made by Warner Bros.
- Drama
May 18, 1983 · Travis McGee is a world-weary private investigator trying to help boat skipper friend Van Harder salvage his reputation that sank when his boat ran aground, resulting in a death that might have been faked.
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- Drama
- Andrew V. McLaglen
- 1983-05-18
Sep 28, 1970 · Darker Than Amber: Directed by Robert Clouse. 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.
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- Action, Drama, Mystery
- Robert Clouse
- 1970-09-28
Travis McGee is a fictional character, created by American mystery writer John D. MacDonald. McGee is neither a police officer nor a private investigator; instead, he is a self-described "salvage consultant" who recovers others' property for a fee of 50 percent.
Brief Synopsis. In this pilot to a prospective Travis McGee detective series, Sam Elliott portrays John D. MacDonald's world-weary private eye trying to help charter boat skipper friend Richard Farnsworth salvage his reputation that sank when his boat ran aground, resulting in a death that just might have been fake.
- Andrew V. Mclaglen
- Vera Miles
Apr 21, 2024 · Travis McGee, a free-living bachelor and reluctant hero who lives on a houseboat in Florida, works as a "salvage consultant," recovering property and money for clients and taking half the fee in return. McGee takes on tracking down a treasure that a solider escaped with and hid after World War II.
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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.
