Diamond Head (film)
1963 film by Guy Green / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Diamond Head is a 1962 Eastmancolor drama romance film starring Charlton Heston, Yvette Mimieux, George Chakiris, and James Darren, directed by Guy Green, and released by Columbia Pictures. The original music score was composed by John Williams, Hugo Winterhalter composed the theme, and Darren sang the title song. The soundtrack album was released by Colpix Records (CP 440). It was released on compact disc in 2006 by Film Score Monthly paired with Lalo Schifrin's Gone with the Wave[4]
Diamond Head | |
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Directed by | Guy Green |
Screenplay by | Marguerite Roberts |
Based on | Diamond Head 1960 novel by Peter Gilman |
Produced by | Jerry Bresler |
Starring | Charlton Heston Yvette Mimieux George Chakiris France Nuyen James Darren |
Cinematography | Sam Leavitt |
Edited by | William A. Lyon |
Music by | John Williams |
Production company | Jerry Bresler Productions |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $3 million[1][2] |
Box office | $4.5 million (US/ Canada rentals) [3] |
Silent film star Billie Dove makes her last film appearance in a brief cameo. It was the first film credit for screenwriter Marguerite Roberts after she was blacklisted for nine years.