Soldier of Fortune (1955 film)

Soldier of Fortune
DVD cover
Directed byEdward Dmytryk
Written byErnest K. Gann
Based onSoldier of Fortune
1954 novel
by Ernest K. Gann
Produced byBuddy Adler
StarringClark Gable
Susan Hayward
CinematographyLeo Tover
Edited byDorothy Spencer
Music byHugo Friedhofer
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • May 24, 1955 (1955-05-24)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.5 million[1]
Box office$2.75 million (US rentals)[2]

Soldier of Fortune is a 1955 DeLuxe Color adventure film in CinemaScope about the rescue of an American prisoner in the People's Republic of China in the 1950s. It was directed by Edward Dmytryk, starred Clark Gable and Susan Hayward, and was written by Ernest K. Gann based on his 1954 novel.

  1. ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p249
  2. ^ 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1955', Variety Weekly, January 25, 1956