Billion-Dollar Brain (1966), Len Deighton (book), Billion Dollar Brain (1967) (film)

Billion Dollar Brain is a 1967 British espionage film directed by Ken Russell and based on the novel of the same name by Len Deighton. The film features Michael Caine as secret agent Harry Palmer, the anti-hero protagonist. The "brain" of the title is a sophisticated computer with which an anti-communist organisation controls its worldwide anti-Soviet spy network.

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Apache Rising (1957), Marvin H. Albert (book), Duel at Diablo (1966) (film)

Duel at Diablo is a 1966 western film starring James Garner in his first Western since leaving Maverick and Sidney Poitier in his first Western. Based on Marvin H. Albert's 1957 novel Apache Rising, the film was written by Albert and Michael M. Grilikhes and directed by Ralph Nelson who had directed Poitier in Lilies of the Field. The supporting cast includes Bibi Andersson, Bill Travers, Dennis Weaver and John Hoyt; Ralph Nelson has a cameo as an Army Major. The movie was shot on location amidst striking scenery in Utah; the musical score was composed by Neal Hefti.

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An American Dream (1965), Norman Mailer (book), An American Dream (1966) (film)

An American Dream is a 1966 Technicolor drama film directed by Robert Gist, starring Stuart Whitman and Janet Leigh. It was adapted from the Norman Mailer novel of the same name. The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Song, "A Time for Love," with music by Johnny Mandel and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster.

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The Adventurers (1966), Harold Robbins (book), The Adventurers (1970) (film)

The Adventurers is a 1970 American film based on the novel by Harold Robbins. It is directed, produced and written by Lewis Gilbert. The American film stars Bekim Fehmiu, Candice Bergen, Charles Aznavour, Olivia de Havilland, Fernando Rey, Ernest Borgnine, Alan Badel and Leigh Taylor-Young. The film featured a film debut from Fehmiu and was shot in Europe and parts of South America. It is loosely based on the life of Dominican diplomat and playboy Porfirio Rubirosa.

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