The Don Is Dead

The Don Is Dead
Directed byRichard Fleischer
Written byChristopher Trumbo[1]
Marvin H. Albert
Michael Butler
Based onThe Don is Dead
by Marvin H. Albert
Produced byPaul Nathan
Hal B. Wallis
StarringAnthony Quinn
Frederic Forrest
Robert Forster
Al Lettieri
Angel Tompkins
Charles Cioffi
CinematographyRichard H. Kline
Edited byEdward A. Biery
Music byJerry Goldsmith
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • November 14, 1973 (1973-11-14)
Running time
115 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Don Is Dead is a 1973 American crime film directed by Richard Fleischer and written by Christopher Trumbo, Michael Butler, and Marvin H. Albert, adapted from Albert's novel of the same name. It stars Anthony Quinn, Frederic Forrest, Robert Forster, Al Lettieri, and Angel Tompkins.

It was released by Universal Pictures on November 14, 1973, and received mixed reviews.

  1. ^ McLellan, Dennis (2011-01-12). "Christopher Trumbo dies at 70; screen and TV writer whose father was blacklisted". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-01-26.