Drama

Fate Is the Hunter

- He played with death to prove a theory

A man refuses to believe that pilot error caused a fatal crash, and persists in looking for another reason. Airliner crashes near Los Angeles due to unusual string of coincidences. Stewardess, who is sole survivor, joins airline executives in discovering the causes of the crash.

Release Date : 1964-11-08

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Arcola Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Sam McBane

Original Name : Glenn Ford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sally Fraser

Original Name : Nancy Kwan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Captain Jack Savage

Original Name : Rod Taylor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Martha Webster

Original Name : Suzanne Pleshette

Gender : Female

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Jane Russell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ralph Bundy

Original Name : Wally Cox

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ben Sawyer

Original Name : Nehemiah Persoff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mickey Doolan

Original Name : Mark Stevens

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dan Crawford

Original Name : Max Showalter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Peg Burke

Original Name : Constance Towers

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mark Hutchins

Original Name : Howard St. John

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stillman

Original Name : Robert J. Wilke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dillon

Original Name : Bert Freed

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ted Wilson

Original Name : Dort Clark

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Llewlyn

Original Name : Mary Wickes

Gender : Female

Character Name : Proctor

Original Name : Robert F. Simon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bernie (uncredited)

Original Name : Stanley Adams

Gender : Male

Character Name : FBI Agent (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Adler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Don Ames

Gender : Male

Character Name : Technician (uncredited)

Original Name : François André

Gender : Male

Character Name : Inquiry Board Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Al Bain

Gender : Male

Character Name : Secretary (uncredited)

Original Name : Evadne Baker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Coordinator (uncredited)

Original Name : Tony Barr

Gender : Male

Character Name : Inquiry Board Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Brandon Beach

Gender : Male

Character Name : Technician (uncredited)

Original Name : David Bedell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Airline Passenger (uncredited)

Original Name : Jim Boles

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : George Bruggeman

Gender : Male

Character Name : News Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Rusty Burrell

Gender : Male

Character Name : D'Arcy (uncredited)

Original Name : Marianna Case

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Cherney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Technician (uncredited)

Original Name : Booth Colman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Cristo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Inquiry Board Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Sayre Dearing

Gender : Male

Character Name : Board Member (uncredited)

Original Name : George DeNormand

Gender : Male

Character Name : FBI Agent (uncredited)

Original Name : Kem Dibbs

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : George Dockstader

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Duggan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Airline Passenger (uncredited)

Original Name : Minta Durfee

Gender : Female

Character Name : Air Traffic Controller (uncredited)

Original Name : Kort Falkenberg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Loadmaster (uncredited)

Original Name : George Ford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Attendant (uncredited)

Original Name : Peter Ford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Airline Employee (uncredited)

Original Name : James Gonzalez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Art Baldwin (uncredited)

Original Name : Harold Goodwin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Inspector (uncredited)

Original Name : Herschel Graham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Pitt Herbert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Board Member (uncredited)

Original Name : George Holmes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Newsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Joseph Hoover

Gender : Male

Character Name : Al Robbins (uncredited)

Original Name : John Hubbard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Inquiry Board Chairman (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Irving

Gender : Male

Character Name : Inspector (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Jeffers

Gender : Male

Character Name : TV Camera Crewman (uncredited)

Original Name : Morgan Justin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Supervisor (uncredited)

Original Name : Rusty Lane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Priest (uncredited)

Original Name : John Lawrence

Gender : Male

Character Name : News Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Lukather

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lisa Bond (uncredited)

Original Name : Dorothy Malone

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bar Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : William Meader

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bar Hostess (uncredited)

Original Name : Laurie Mitchell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Sol Murgi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mother (uncredited)

Original Name : Paulene Myers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bob (uncredited)

Original Name : Ron Nyman

Gender : Male

Character Name : First Officer Murray (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Patridge

Gender : Male

Character Name : Inspector (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Perry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Power

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Anthony Redondo

Gender : Male

Character Name : News Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Marshall Reed

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Tony Regan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Edward Rickard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier in Audience (uncredited)

Original Name : Christopher Riordan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Airline Passenger (uncredited)

Original Name : Clark Ross

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Jerry Rush

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Mark Russell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Cosmo Sardo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Airline Employee (uncredited)

Original Name : Jeffrey Sayre

Gender : Male

Character Name : Controller (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Scott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Orderly (uncredited)

Original Name : James Secrest

Gender : Male

Character Name : Airline Passenger (uncredited)

Original Name : Bert Stevens

Gender : Male

Character Name : News Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : John Stevens

Gender : Male

Character Name : Airport Employee (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Swoger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doctor (uncredited)

Original Name : Hal Taggart

Gender : Male

Character Name : News Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Ralph Thomas

Gender : Male

Character Name : WWII Navigator (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Trinka

Gender : Male

Character Name : Inquiry Board Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Blaine Turner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Radio Newsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Walsh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Arch Whiting

Gender : Male

Character Name : Inquiry Board Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Wilson

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-02-17

When an airline tragedy kills fifty-seven people, it falls to investigator "McBane" (Glenn Ford) to get to the bottom of things. He has precious little to go on save for a report from the pilot claiming an engine fire before silence then the plane hit the ground. One of the survivors, the stewardess "Sally" (Nancy Kwan) has slightly conflicting information about the crash so "McBane" assembles the wreckage and he can't make either story work - something's not right! The absence of any clear technical fault suggests to all the it's his wartime friend "Savage" (Rod Taylor) who was at fault - but he's not buying that. In an effort to clear the man and get to the truth, he puts his own reputation on the line and makes quite a few unsavoury discoveries along the way before he concludes another flight might be the only solution. Ford is quite good here - there's a decent one-two at the inquiry with Bert Freed's opposing counsel "Dillon" but for a movie about planes, we have remarkably little action going on. A bit of simulation now and again, but otherwise this is a rather dry story that unfolds in a pretty pedestrian fashion, with loads of chat and not so much substance to the plot. The pretty wooden Taylor doesn't really feature very often and by the conclusion, we were on a flightpath of inevitability that really underwhelmed.