Condominium (film)

Condominium
Genre
  • Action
  • Drama
  • Disaster
Based onCondominium
by John D. MacDonald
Written bySteve Hayes
Directed bySidney Hayers
StarringBarbara Eden
Dan Haggerty
Steve Forrest
Ana Alicia
Richard Anderson
Ralph Bellamy
Larry Bishop
Macdonald Carey
Dane Clark
Linda Cristal
Elinor Donahue
Don Galloway
Pamela Hensley
Arte Johnson
Jack Jones
Dorothy Malone
Mimi Maynard
Nehemiah Persoff
Nedra Volz
Carlene Watkins
Stuart Whitman
Music byGerald Fried
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerRobert A. Cinader
ProducersGian R. Grimaldi
Hannah L. Shearer
Production locationsPanama City, Florida
Playa del Rey, Los Angeles
CinematographyFrank Thackery
EditorJohn Kaufman Jr.
Running time240 minutes (including commercials)
Production companyUniversal Television
Original release
NetworkHBO
ReleaseApril 6 (1980-04-06) –
April 7, 1980 (1980-04-07)
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Condominium is a 1980 American two-part, four-hour made-for-television disaster film starring Barbara Eden, Dan Haggerty and Steve Forrest and featuring an ensemble cast of well-known television actors, including Ana Alicia, Richard Anderson, Ralph Bellamy, Larry Bishop, Macdonald Carey, Dane Clark, Linda Cristal, Elinor Donahue, Don Galloway, Pamela Hensley, Arte Johnson, Jack Jones, Dorothy Malone, Mimi Maynard, Lee Paul, Nehemiah Persoff, Nedra Volz, Carlene Watkins and Stuart Whitman.[1]

Directed by Sidney Hayers and adapted from a novel of the same name by John D. MacDonald, the film depicts events in the lives of the residents at Silver Sands Condominium – a Florida complex built by a greedy and irresponsible corporation – and the problems that occur when an impending hurricane threatens to destroy Silver Sands.[2] Condominium was originally broadcast on HBO on April 6 and 7, 1980 and then broadcast commercially in syndication seven months later on November 20 and 21, 1980 as part of Operation Prime Time syndicated programming.[3][4]

  1. ^ Condominium at The New York Times, retrieved February 1, 2015
  2. ^ Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials, Volume 2, retrieved January 20, 2015
  3. ^ Sarasota Journal, retrieved January 20, 2015
  4. ^ The Evening News, retrieved January 28, 2015