Fate Is the Hunter

Fate Is the Hunter

1964 · 106 min · EN · NR · 6.5 (30 votes)
Dir. Ralph Nelson · Starring Glenn Ford, Jane Russell, Rod Taylor, Suzanne Pleshette, Nancy Kwan, Wally Cox · Music Jerry Goldsmith

He played with death to prove a theory

Drama

A man refuses to believe that pilot error caused a fatal crash, and persists in looking for another reason. Airliner crashes near Los Angeles due to unusual string of coincidences. Stewardess, who is sole survivor, joins airline executives in discovering the causes of the crash.

VIBE

A somber, tense procedural that grapples with the aftermath of tragedy. It feels like a classic Hollywood drama, meticulously piecing together the fragments of a devastating event. The atmosphere is thick with unanswered questions and the weight of human fallibility.

melancholictensesombersuspensefulsteadyclassic Hollywood dramaproceduralair disaster filmgriefinvestigationhuman errortragedy
airplanebased on novel or bookstewardessinvestigationaviationairplane crashlos angelescaliforniapilot error
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