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MAN-TRAP (AKA Deadlock, Restless) (1961) Black and white, 93 minutes Based on the story "Taint of the Tiger" , 1958 Screenplay by Ed Waters Directed by Edmond O'Brien Starring Jeffrey Hunter, David Janssen, Stella Stevens, Elaine Devry   CAPE FEAR (1962) Black and white, 105 minutes Based on the novel “The Executioners” , 1958 Screenplay by James R. Webb Directed by J. Lee Thompson Starring Gregory Peck, Polly Bergen, Robert Mitchum, Martin Balsam, Lori Martin, Jack Kruschen, Telly Savalas KONA COAST (1968, Warner brothers/Seven Arts), 93 minutes Based on the story "Bimini Gall"  Screenplay by Gilbert Ralston Directed by Lamont Johnson Produced by Lamont Johnson Cinematography by Joseph LaShelle Starring Richard Boone, Vera Miles, Joan Blondell, Steve Ihnat, Chips Rafferty,  Sam Kapu Jr.,  'Lucky' Luck   DARKER THAN AMBER (1970, National General) Based on the novel "Darker Than Amber", 1966 Directed by Robert Clouse Starring Rod Taylor    A FLASH OF GREEN (1984), 131 minutes Based on the novel "A Flash Of Green", 1962 Screenplay by Victor Nunez Directed by Victor Nunez Starring Ed Harris, Blair Brown, Richard Jordan, George Coe   CAPE FEAR (1991, Universal) Based on the novel “The Executioners”, 1958 Screenplay by Wesley Strick Directed by Martin Scorsese Starring Robert DeNiro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis, Joe Don Baker, Illeana Douglas. Cameos by Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Martin Balsam. (A remake of the 1962 original, nowhere near as good) The Empty Copper Sea AKA Travis McGee: The Empty Copper Sea (1983) (Made for TV) Based on the novel "The Empty Copper Sea", 1978 Directed by Andrew V. McLaglin Starring Sam Elliot

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