Darker than Amber (1970)

Original title

Darker Than Amber

Directed by

Robert Clouse

Genre

romance film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boat bum named Travis McGee gets drawn into a case involving a woman who is thrown off a bridge. He tries to uncover the truth behind a web of corruption and violence.

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What happens

Darker than Amber is a 1970 film adaptation of John D. MacDonald's 1966 mystery/suspense novel Darker than Amber. It was directed by Robert Clouse from a screenplay by MacDonald and Ed Waters. The film starred Rod Taylor as Travis McGee, the protagonist of a series of successful novels by MacDonald. Darker than Amber and The Empty Copper Sea (adapted as the 1983 film Travis McGee starring Sam Elliott) remain the only McGee novels adapted to the big screen to date. Critical reception was positive, but the film was not a financial success. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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