Fanfare for a Death Scene

1964TV Movie⏱️ 1h 13mNot Rated

Drama

⭐ 5.7

IMDB Rating

125 votes

A Federal agent tracks a missing physicist who has a top-secret formula in his head.

Director

N/A

Writers

N/A

Stars

Richard Egan, Dee Hartford, J.D. Cannon

Release Date

September 1, 1964

Language

English

Country

United States

💬 8

Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Richard Egan

as John Stryker

Dee Hartford

as Jessica

J.D. Cannon

as Col. Dorn

Al Hirt

as Reynaldo Mendel

Viveca Lindfors

as Ala Sarah

Tina Louise

as Coola Hana

Telly Savalas

as Ilchidai Khan

Burgess Meredith

as Prof. George Bannerman

Sandra Warner

as Isabel Bannerman

Edward Asner

as Pike

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.33 : 1

Sound

Mono

Color

Black and White

Filming Location

Whiteman Airport - 12657 Osborne Street, Pacoima, Los Angeles, California, USA

Production

Daystar Productions, Wilrich Productions

🏷️ Keywords

scientistsecret formulasecret agentwoman drowneddead woman on floor

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Crazy and original but also a bit clunky--had potential for a classic B-movie

by secondtake • 2011-08-14

"Fanfare for a Death Scene (1964) With a shaky camera start in a bizarre scene in a sanitarium, with people frozen in macabre deaths, we know we are in for something both completely weird and something very low budget. There is a whole slew of well known actors in the cast, including Burgess Meredith (doing an improbable opening crazy scene with a trumpet. The year (1964) is the height of Cold War movies in the U.S., and this one is actually that, too. The lead character is Mr. Stryker, a businessman played by early television standard Richard Egan. His character is so self-important he can&a..."