Fate Is the Hunter

Fate Is the Hunter

106 mins | Drama | Nov. 8, 1964

A man refuses to believe that pilot error caused a fatal crash, and persists in looking for another reason. Airliner crashes near Los Angeles due to unusual string of coincidences. Stewardess, who is sole survivor, joins airline executives in discovering the causes of the crash.

Fate Is the Hunter

106 mins | Drama | Nov. 8, 1964

Fate Is the Hunter
A man refuses to believe that pilot error caused a fatal crash, and persists in looking for another reason. Airliner crashes near Los Angeles due to unusual string of coincidences. Stewardess, who is sole survivor, joins airline executives in discovering the causes of the crash.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Arcola Pictures
Original title Fate Is the Hunter
Directors Ralph Nelson
Writers Harold Medford, Ernest K. Gann

Cast

Glenn Ford

as Sam McBane

Nancy Kwan

as Sally Fraser

Rod Taylor

as Captain Jack Savage

Suzanne Pleshette

as Martha Webster

Jane Russell

as Self

Wally Cox

as Ralph Bundy

Nehemiah Persoff

as Ben Sawyer

Mark Stevens

as Mickey Doolan

Max Showalter

as Dan Crawford

Constance Towers

as Peg Burke

Howard St. John

as Mark Hutchins

Robert J. Wilke

as Stillman

Bert Freed

as Dillon

Dort Clark

as Ted Wilson

Mary Wickes

as Mrs. Llewlyn

Robert F. Simon

as Proctor

Stanley Adams

as Bernie (uncredited)

Robert Adler

as FBI Agent (uncredited)

Don Ames

as Party Guest (uncredited)

François André

as Technician (uncredited)

Al Bain

as Inquiry Board Spectator (uncredited)

Evadne Baker

as Secretary (uncredited)

Tony Barr

as Coordinator (uncredited)

Brandon Beach

as Inquiry Board Spectator (uncredited)

David Bedell

as Technician (uncredited)

Jim Boles

as Airline Passenger (uncredited)

George Bruggeman

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Rusty Burrell

as News Reporter (uncredited)

Marianna Case

as D'Arcy (uncredited)

Dick Cherney

as Soldier (uncredited)

Booth Colman

as Technician (uncredited)

Paul Cristo

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing

as Inquiry Board Spectator (uncredited)

George DeNormand

as Board Member (uncredited)

Kem Dibbs

as FBI Agent (uncredited)

George Dockstader

as Policeman (uncredited)

Bob Duggan

as Reporter (uncredited)

Minta Durfee

as Airline Passenger (uncredited)

Kort Falkenberg

as Air Traffic Controller (uncredited)

George Ford

as Loadmaster (uncredited)

Peter Ford

as Attendant (uncredited)

James Gonzalez

as Airline Employee (uncredited)

Harold Goodwin

as Art Baldwin (uncredited)

Herschel Graham

as Inspector (uncredited)

Pitt Herbert

as Man (uncredited)

George Holmes

as Board Member (uncredited)

Joseph Hoover

as Newsman (uncredited)

John Hubbard

as Al Robbins (uncredited)

Charles Irving

as Inquiry Board Chairman (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers

as Inspector (uncredited)

Morgan Justin

as TV Camera Crewman (uncredited)

Rusty Lane

as Supervisor (uncredited)

John Lawrence

as Priest (uncredited)

Paul Lukather

as News Reporter (uncredited)

Dorothy Malone

as Lisa Bond (uncredited)

William Meader

as Bar Patron (uncredited)

Laurie Mitchell

as Bar Hostess (uncredited)

Sol Murgi

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Paulene Myers

as Mother (uncredited)

Ron Nyman

as Bob (uncredited)

Joe Patridge

as First Officer Murray (uncredited)

Charles Perry

as Inspector (uncredited)

Paul Power

as Reporter (uncredited)

Anthony Redondo

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Marshall Reed

as News Reporter (uncredited)

Tony Regan

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Edward Rickard

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Christopher Riordan

as Soldier in Audience (uncredited)

Clark Ross

as Airline Passenger (uncredited)

Jerry Rush

as Reporter (uncredited)

Mark Russell

as Soldier (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

as Airline Employee (uncredited)

Joe Scott

as Controller (uncredited)

James Secrest

as Orderly (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

as Airline Passenger (uncredited)

John Stevens

as News Reporter (uncredited)

Harry Swoger

as Airport Employee (uncredited)

Hal Taggart

as Doctor (uncredited)

Ralph Thomas

as News Reporter (uncredited)

Paul Trinka

as WWII Navigator (uncredited)

Blaine Turner

as Inquiry Board Spectator (uncredited)

Richard Walsh

as Radio Newsman (uncredited)

Arch Whiting

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Harry Wilson

as Inquiry Board Spectator (uncredited)