36 Hours (1964 film)

For the 1953 film of the same name, see 36 Hours (1953 film).

36 Hours
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGeorge Seaton
Screenplay byGeorge Seaton
Story by
  • Carl K. Hittleman
  • Luis Vance
Based on"Beware of the Dog"
by Roald Dahl
Produced byWilliam Perlberg
Starring
CinematographyPhilip H. Lathrop
Edited byAdrienne Fazan
Music byDimitri Tiomkin
Production
companies
  • Perlberg-Seaton Productions[1]
  • Cherokee Productions[1]
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer[1]
Release dates
  • November 26, 1964 (1964-11-26) (London)
  • December 15, 1964 (1964-12-15) (Pittsburgh)
  • February 19, 1965 (1965-02-19) (United States)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2.2 million[2]

36 Hours is a 1964 American war thriller film written and directed by George Seaton from a story by Carl K. Hittleman and Luis Vance, based on the 1944 short story "Beware of the Dog" by Roald Dahl.[3] The film stars James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Rod Taylor and Werner Peters.

  1. ^ a b c d "AFI|Catalog".
  2. ^ This figure consists of anticipated rentals accruing distributors in North America. See "Top Grossers of 1965", Variety, January 5, 1966, p. 36, and Stephen Vagg, Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood, Bear Manor Media, 2010, p. 104
  3. ^ "Beware of the Dog". by Roald Dahl