The Ultimate Thrill

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The Ultimate Thrill
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Directed by Robert Butler
Written byJohn McGinn (story)
John Rester Zodrow (writer)
Produced byWilliam D. Sklar
Peter S. Traynor
Starring Barry Brown
Britt Ekland
Eric Braeden
Michael Blodgett
Cinematography Isidore Mankofsky
Edited byPeter Parasheles
Music by Ed Townsend
Production
company
General Film Corporation
Distributed by Columbia Broadcasting System
Release date
  • October 1974 (1974-10)
Running time
110 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$650,000 [1]

The Ultimate Thrill is a 1974 American thriller film directed by Robert Butler and starring Barry Brown, Britt Ekland and Eric Braeden. [2] [3] It was also released under the title Ultimate Chase. The soundtrack was by Ed Townsend which to the present day has not been released.

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References

  1. Kilday, Gregg (February 8, 1975). "He's Doing a Land-Office Business". The Los Angeles Times . Tronc. p. 34. ISSN   0458-3035.
  2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:The Ultimate Thrill
  3. BFI.org