Death Cruise

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Death Cruise
Genre Mystery
Written by Jack B. Sowards
Directed by Ralph Senensky
Starring Richard Long
Polly Bergen
Edward Albert
Kate Jackson
Celeste Holm
Tom Bosley
Michael Constantine
Cesare Danova
Music by Pete Rugolo
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producers Aaron Spelling
Leonard Goldberg
CinematographyTim Southcott
EditorJohn Woodcock
Running time74 minutes
Production companies Spelling-Goldberg Productions
20th Century Fox Television
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseOctober 30, 1974 (1974-10-30)

Death Cruise is a 1974 American made-for-television mystery film starring Richard Long, Polly Bergen, Edward Albert, Kate Jackson, Celeste Holm, Tom Bosley, Michael Constantine and Cesare Danova. It was directed by Ralph Senensky and aired as the ABC Movie of the Week on October 30, 1974. [1]

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Plot

The Carters (Richard Long, Polly Bergen) and two other couples win tickets to a luxury Caribbean cruise. When each of the winners start turning up dead, it soon becomes apparent that the contest was just a trick to begin a killing game. It is up to the ship's doctor, Doctor Burke (Michael Constantine) to figure out what the connection between all these individuals are before more bodies start to turn up.

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Production

Much of the film was shot aboard the RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. [2]

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References

  1. Thomas, K. (Oct 30, 1974). "Drifting on sea of matrimony". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest   157557867.
  2. "MOVIE OF THE WEEK TO TAKE A 'CRUISE'". Los Angeles Times. Oct 27, 1974. ProQuest   157559148.