Casino (1980 film)

Casino
Genre	Adventure Drama
Written by	Richard Carr
Directed by	Don Chaffey
Starring	Mike Connors Barry Van Dyke Gene Evans Hedley Mattingly Gary Burghoff
Music by	Mark Snow
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Douglas S. Cramer Aaron Spelling
Producer	E. Duke Vincent
Production locations	20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles
Cinematography	Arch R. Dalzell
Editor	Jack Harnish
Running time	96 minutes
Production company	Aaron Spelling Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	August 1, 1980 (1980-08-01)

Casino is a 1980 American made-for-television adventure film directed by Don Chaffey and starring Mike Connors, Barry Van Dyke and Gene Evans. It originally premiered on ABC on August 1, 1980. ^[1]

Plot

Nick is a suave and sophisticated gambler who owns a floating hotel and gambling ship, which is plagued by sabotage on its maiden voyage.

Cast

• Mike Connors as Nick
• Barry Van Dyke as Edge
• Gene Evans as Captain K L Fitzgerald
• Hedley Mattingly as Foxworth
• Gary Burghoff as Bill Taylor
• Joseph Cotten as Ed Booker
• Lynda Day George as Carol
• Bo Hopkins as Stoney
• Robert Loggia as Karl Hauptman
• Robert Reed as Darius
• Barry Sullivan as Sam Fletcher
• Sherry Jackson as Jennifer

Production

The story was inspired by Mr Lucky . Star Mike Connors originally envisioned a grittier version with the floating casino being run down. However, the success of The Love Boat prompted the final version to be more glamorous. ^[2]

References

1. TV WEEKEND DEALING WITH THE AGED: HOW KIN TRY TO COPE O'Connor, John J. New York Times 1 Aug 1980: C.22
2. Tempo: Mike Connors finds he can't win with 'Casino' film Witbeck, Charles. Chicago Tribune 31 July 1980: a9.

External links

• Casino at TCMDB
• Casino at IMDb