Film Adaptation
Warner Brothers adapted the novel into a black and white film production in 1964; it featured a musical score composed by longtime Warners staff composer Max Steiner. Released on November 4, 1964, the film had a running time of 137 minutes. Reportedly to save costs, the film was shot in black and white at a time when most major productions were made in color. It was directed by Delmer Daves from a screenplay by Wouk and Daves. The cast includes James Franciscus as Youngblood Hawke, Suzanne Pleshette as Jeanne Green, Genevieve Page as Frieda Winter, Eva Gabor as Fannie Price, Mary Astor as Irene Perry, Lee Bowman as Jason Prince, Edward Andrews as Quentin Judd, Don Porter as Ferdie Lax, Mildred Dunnock as Mrs. Sarah Hawke, Kent Smith as Paul Winter Sr., John Dehner as Scotty Hoag, John Emery as Georges Peydal, Mark Miller as Ross Hodge, Hayden Rorke as Mr. Givney, and Werner Klemperer as Mr. Leffer.
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