Casino is a 1980 American made-for-television adventure film directed by Don Chaffey and starring Mike Connors, Barry Van Dyke and Gene Evans. It originally premiered on ABC on August 1, 1980.[1]
| Casino | |
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| Genre | Adventure Drama |
| Written by | Richard Carr |
| Directed by | Don Chaffey |
| Starring | Mike Connors Barry Van Dyke Gene Evans Hedley Mattingly Gary Burghoff |
| Music by | Mark Snow |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Douglas S. Cramer Aaron Spelling |
| Producer | E. Duke Vincent |
| Production locations | 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles |
| Cinematography | Arch R. Dalzell |
| Editor | Jack Harnish |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Production company | Aaron Spelling Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | August 1, 1980 |
Plot
editNick is a suave and sophisticated gambler who owns a floating hotel and gambling ship, which is plagued by sabotage on its maiden voyage.
Cast
edit- Mike Connors as Nick
- Barry Van Dyke as Edge
- Gene Evans as Captain K L Fitzgerald
- Hedley Mattingly as Foxworth
- Gary Burghoff as Bill Taylor
- Joseph Cotten as Ed Booker
- Lynda Day George as Carol
- Bo Hopkins as Stoney
- Robert Loggia as Karl Hauptman
- Robert Reed as Darius
- Barry Sullivan as Sam Fletcher
- Sherry Jackson as Jennifer
Production
editThe story was inspired by Mr Lucky. Star Mike Connors originally envisioned a grittier version with the floating casino being run down. However, the success of The Love Boat prompted the final version to be more glamorous.[2]
References
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