Casino (1980 film)
Casino is a 1980 American made-for-television adventure film directed by Don Chaffey and starring *Mike Connors, Barry Van Dyke and Gene Evans. It originally premiered on ABC on August 1, 1980.[1]
Casino | |
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Genre | Adventure Drama |
Written by | Richard Carr |
Directed by | Don Chaffey |
Starring | Mike Connors Barry Van Dyke Gene Evans Hedley Mattingly Gary Burghoff |
Music by | Mark Snow |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Douglas S. Cramer Aaron Spelling |
Producer | E. Duke Vincent |
Production locations | 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles |
Cinematography | Arch R. Dalzell |
Editor | Jack Harnish |
Running time | 96 minutes |
Production company | Aaron Spelling Productions |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Picture format | Color |
Audio format | Mono |
Original release | August 1, 1980 |
Plot
Nick is a suave and sophisticated gambler who owns a floating hotel and gambling ship which is plagued by sabotage on its maiden voyage.
Cast
- Mike Connors as Nick
- Barry Van Dyke as Edge
- Gene Evans as Captain K L Fitzgerald
- Hedley Mattingly as Foxworth
- Gary Burghoff as Bill Taylor
- Joseph Cotten as Ed Booker
- Lynda Day George as Carol
- Bo Hopkins as Stoney
- Robert Loggia as Karl Hauptman
- Robert Reed as Darius
- Barry Sullivan as Sam Fletcher
- Sherry Jackson as Jennifer
Production
The story was inspired by Mr Lucky. Star Mike Connors originally envisioned a grittier version with the floating casino being run down. However the success of The Love Boat prompted the final version to be more glamorous.[2]
References
- TV WEEKEND DEALING WITH THE AGED: HOW KIN TRY TO COPE O'Connor, John J. New York Times 1 Aug 1980: C.22
- Tempo: Mike Connors finds he can't win with 'Casino' film Witbeck, Charles. Chicago Tribune 31 July 1980: a9.
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