I wasnt aware of Night Watch (1995) (TV) (story), The Way to Dusty Death (1995) (TV) (novel) River of Death (1989) (novel) The Hostage Tower (1980) (TV) (novel) (story)
or Fear is the Key (1972).
I have the feeling that Death Train starring a young Pierce Brosnan is loosely based on
a Maclean book as well.
I remember being told that the quality of his books went down after his first books were made into movies as he started writing the books as potential screenplays.
Mike
Posts from DukePilgrim in thread „The Guns of Navarone (1961)“
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I count 12 films from the direct book titles and I know some have been remade under other titles. Satan Bug could be remade with success today with the right director.
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Interesting to read about the possible cast choices. I think Gregory Peck was spot on. It would have been fascinating to see Dean Martin or Alec Guinness in the Niven role. I remember reading that there was allegedly some anti war sentiment attached to the movie but it is well buried.
Michael Trubshawe who's role was handing over the boat to the team was Niven's old army buddy from 1930s. He turns up in a number of small roles in films during the 1950s & 1960s.
Mike
