| Darker than Amber | |
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| Directed by | Robert Clouse |
| Written by | John D. MacDonald Ed Waters |
| Produced by | Jack Reeves (executive producer) Walter Seltzer (producer) |
| Starring | Rod Taylor Suzy Kendall Jane Russell Janet MacLachlan Theodore Bikel |
| Cinematography | Frank V. Phillips |
| Edited by | Fred A. Chulack |
| Music by | John Carl Parker |
| Distributed by | National General Pictures |
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Running time | 96 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,607,328[1] |
| Box office | $1,621,897[1] |
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.