The Crooked Road

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The Crooked Road
Directed by Don Chaffey
Written byDon Chaffey
Jay Garrison
Based onnovel by Morris West
Starring Robert Ryan
Stewart Granger
Cinematography Stephen Dade
Production
company
Argo
Distributed by Seven Arts Productions
Release date
  • 19 September 1965 (1965-09-19)
Running time
92 min.
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Crooked Road is a 1965 British film directed and co-written by Don Chaffey. It stars Stewart Granger, Robert Ryan and Janet Munro. [1] It is based on the 1957 novel The Big Story by Morris West. [2] An American journalist plans to expose as a crook the dictator of a small Balkan state, but finds himself framed for murder.

Contents

Cast

Production

The film was shot in and around the city of Split and on the Adriatic coast of Yugoslavia (now Croatia) over two months. [3]

Reception

The New York Times said the film "bounces along nicely". [4]

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References

  1. "The Crooked Road (1964) - Don Chaffey | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
  2. CROOKED ROAD, The Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 34, Iss. 396, (Jan 1, 1967): 44.
  3. Scheuer, P. K. (11 August 1964). "Robert ryan lifts veil on yugoslavia". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest   155002111 via ProQuest.
  4. Archer, E. (4 February 1965). "Screen: A minor comedy". New York Times. ProQuest   116734217 via ProQuest.