Flight to Fury

Flight to Fury (1964)

From Hong Kong to Malaya...From Singapore to the Phillipines...The Chase Was On! The Stakes - A Fortune in Diamonds!

After a plane crash in the Philippine jungle, two men, one an avaricious killer who has come to the islands to search for a fortune in diamonds, the other an international adventurer, must somehow overcome their vast personal differences and desires to survive in the steamy wilderness.

Date of release
1964-08-07
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (11)
Runtime
1h 12m
Genres
Adventure, Drama
Director
Monte Hellman

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Philippines

Flight to Fury is a 1964 film starring Jack Nicholson, Fay Spain, Vic Diaz and Dewey Martin. The film was directed by Monte Hellman and filmed back to back with Back Door to Hell in the Philippines in 1964.

Production

The film was based on an outline by Hellman and Fred Roos. Jack Nicholson adapted it into a script over a three-week period on a boat from the US to the Philippines. They did it as a homage to Beat the Devil and the film was originally entitled The Devils Game.

Hellman directed the film while editing Back Door to Hell at the same time. He fell ill in between directing the two films.

Lino Brocka worked as Hellman's assistant.

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