The Last Shot You Hear

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The Last Shot You Hear
The Last Shot You Hear (1969) poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Gordon Hessler
Screenplay byTim Shields
Based onThe Sound of Murder
(play)
by William Fairchild
Produced by Jack Parsons
Starring Hugh Marlowe
Zena Walker
Patricia Haines
William Dysart
CinematographyDavid Holmes
Edited byRobert Winter
Music by Bert Shefter
Production
company
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • May 14, 1969 (1969-05-14)
(United States)
  • February 1970 (1970-02)
(United Kingdom)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Last Shot You Hear is a 1969 British thriller film directed by Gordon Hessler and starring Hugh Marlowe, Zena Walker, Patricia Haines, and William Dysart.

Contents

It was Marlowe's last film appearance. [1]

The film marked the end of the association between Robert L. Lippert and 20th Century Fox which produced over 200 films. [2]

Cast

Production

The film is based on William Fairchild's play The Sound of Murder which premiered in 1959 in a production starring Peter Cushing and Elizabeth Sellars. [3] [4] The play became a favourite among stock companies. [5]

Filming started November 1967. [6]

It was also known as The Jolly Girls. [7]

The Shaggy Pups wrote the theme song. [8]

Lippert signed Mendel Pups to a two-film deal. [9]

Lippert announced he purchased an original story by Hessler, Genoa. However the film was never made. [10] However, when Lippert and Fox decided to end their relationship the film was not made. [2]

Box Office

According to Fox records the film required $450,000 in rentals to break even and by 11 December 1970 had made $290,000 so made a loss to the studio. [11]

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