24 Hours to Kill

24 Hours to Kill
Directed by Peter Bezencenet
Produced by Harry Alan Towers
Written by Peter Yeldham
Harry Alan Towers (story)
Starring Lex Barker
Mickey Rooney
Walter Slezak
Music by Wilfred Josephs
Cinematography Ernest Steward
Edited by John Trumper
Distributed by Seven Arts Pictures
Constantin Film
Release date
 1965
Running time
 94 min.
Country United Kingdom
Language English

24 Hours to Kill / In Beirut sind die Nächte lang is a 1965 British/German international co-production drama film shot in Techniscope and Technicolor that was filmed in the Lebanon, then a tax haven.[1] It was produced by Harry Alan Towers, directed by Peter Bezencenet and stars Lex Barker, Mickey Rooney and Walter Slezak. The film was written by Peter Yeldham who travelled to Beirut to research the film's plot.[2]

Premise

An airliner enroute to Athens has to stop over 24 hours in Lebanon due to mechanical problems. Though the crew look forward to rest and relaxation in the then glamourous tourist hot spot, one of the crew members is in fear of his life due to his being a target of a criminal organisation based in the city

Cast

References

  1. ↑ p. 45 Mann, DaveHarry Alan Towers: The Transnational Career of a Cinematic Contrarian McFarland, 20 Oct. 2014
  2. ↑ pp. 28-29 Taylor, Tadhg Peter Yeldham Interview in Masters of the Shoot-'Em-Up: Conversations with Directors, Actors and Writers of Vintage Action Movies and Television Shows' McFarland, 14 Oct. 2015
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