| Adventures of the Queen | |
|---|---|
| Written by | John Gay |
| Directed by | David Lowell Rich |
| Starring | Robert Stack David Hedison Ralph Bellamy Bradford Dillman |
| Music by | Richard LaSalle |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Irwin Allen |
| Production locations | RMS Queen Mary - 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach, California |
| Cinematography | Jack Woolf |
| Editor | Bill Brame |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Production companies | 20th Century Fox Television Irwin Allen Productions |
| Budget | $1 million[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | February 14, 1975 (1975-02-14) |
Adventures of the Queen is a 1975 Americanmade-for-televisiondrama film starringRobert Stack. It was made as a pilot for a potential TV series but screened as a stand-alone TV movie.[1]
Captain James Morgan and Dr. Peter Brooks on a cruise liner have to deal with various crises, including a hidden bomb, a suicide attempt and J. L. Dundeen, a millionaire.
It was the first of three moviesIrwin Allen did for TV in the wake of the success ofThe Towering Inferno, the others beingThe Swiss Family Robinson andTime Travelers. Each was made through20th Century Fox for $1 million but was done for different networks. They were all done as pilots for potential TV series.[1]
"I missed television," said Allen. "There's a hysteria and an excitement in television that exists nowhere else in business."[1] Allen called the film "Son ofPoseidon Adventure."[1] It was mostly shot on theQueen Mary inLong Beach.[2]
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