Diamond Head (film)

Diamond Head
1963 theatrical poster
Directed byGuy Green
Screenplay byMarguerite Roberts
Based onDiamond Head
1960 novel
by Peter Gilman
Produced byJerry Bresler
StarringCharlton Heston
Yvette Mimieux
George Chakiris
France Nuyen
James Darren
CinematographySam Leavitt
Edited byWilliam A. Lyon
Music byJohn Williams
Production
company
Jerry Bresler Productions
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
  • December 27, 1962 (1962-12-27) (Japan)
  • January 30, 1963 (1963-01-30) (Honolulu, Hawaii)
  • February 13, 1963 (1963-02-13) (Mainland United States)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3 million[1][2]
Box office$4.5 million (US/ Canada rentals) [3][4]

Diamond Head is a 1962 Eastmancolor drama romance film starring Charlton Heston, Yvette Mimieux, George Chakiris, and James Darren, directed by Guy Green, and released by Columbia Pictures. The original music score was composed by John Williams, Hugo Winterhalter composed the theme, and Darren sang the title song. The soundtrack album was released by Colpix Records (CP 440). It was released on compact disc in 2006 by Film Score Monthly paired with Lalo Schifrin's Gone with the Wave[5]

Silent film star Billie Dove makes her last film appearance in a brief cameo. It was the first film credit for screenwriter Marguerite Roberts after she was blacklisted for nine years.

  1. ^ 'DIAMOND HEAD' EMERGES IN SPITE OF STORMS: Cold Shoulder By THEODORE TAYLOR. New York Times 29 Apr 1962: 125.
  2. ^ "Columbia Pictures' Volume Indefinite". Variety. 23 May 1962. p. 6.
  3. ^ "All-Time Top Grossers", Variety, 8 January 1964 p 69
  4. ^ "Top Film Rentals of 1963". Variety. 8 January 1964. p. 37.
  5. ^ "Film Score Monthly CD: Diamond Head/Gone with the Wave".