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Sunburn (Original title)
Dates: 1979 (Copyright), 11 September 1978 (Production), 10 August 1979 (Release)

Countries: United Kingdom, USA

Director: Richard C. Sarafian

Synopsis: Comedy-thriller. A model agrees to pose as the wife of a detective while he investigates an insurance fraud, which involves them both in inter-national intrigue and gang warfare.

Genres:
Comedy, Thriller
Releases
Date: 10 August 1979Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 98 mins Length: 8838 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 30 January 1980Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundRuntime: 98 mins Length: 8838 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Hemdale Holdings

Credits (48)
©: Hemdale Leisure Corp., Inc. Bind Films, Production Company: Tuesday Films, Presented by: Hemdale Holdings, Inc. Bind Films, In association with: Philip A. Waxman, Executive Producer: Derek Dawson, Executive Producer: John Quested, Executive Producer (USA/Canada only): Jay Bernstein, Associate Producer: David Korda, Production Manager: Carlos García, Production Supervisor: Jim Cranston, Production Co-ordinator: Diane Katz, Production Accountant: David Ball, Assistant Accountant: Paul Van Der Weele, Location Manager: Carmen Armendarez, 2nd Unit Director: Paul Baxley, [1st] Assistant Director: Steve Barnett, [2nd] Assistant Director: Mario Cisneros, Script Supervisor: Lester Hoyle, Casting: Fenton and Feinberg, Screenplay: John Daly, Screenplay: Stephen Oliver, Screenplay: James Booth, Original novel: Stanley Ellin, Director of Photography: Alex Phillips, Underwater Sequences Filmed by: Ramon Bravo, Camera Operator: Carlos Montaño, Special Effects: Laurencio Cordero, Special Effects: Jesús Durán, Editor: Geoffrey Foot, Assistant Editor: Denis Whitehouse, Production Designer: Ted Tester, Art Director: Agustín Ytuarte, Set Decorator: Dick Purdy, Property Master: Wm. L. Hudson, Wardrobe Designed by: Moss Mabry, Farrah Fawcett-Majors' Make-up by: Leonard Engelman, Hairstylist: Barbara Lorenz, Lenses and Panaflex Camera by: Panavision Cameras & Lenses, Location Equipment Supplied by: Production Systems Incorporated, Music composed/arranged: John Cameron, Sound Recordist: Manuel Topete, Dubbing Mixer: Ken Barker, Sound Editor: Vernon Messenger, Stunt Co-ordinator: Paul Baxley, Additional Car Stunts: Carey Loftin
Cast (27)
Farrah Fawcett-majors (Ellie Morgan), Charles Grodin (Jake Dekker), Art Carney (Al Marcus), Joan Collins (Nera), William Daniels (Crawford), John Hillerman (Webb), Eleanor Parker (Mrs Thoren), Alejandro Rey (Fons), Keenan Wynn (Mark Elmes), Robin Clarke (Karl Thoren), Joan Goodfellow (Joanna), Jack Kruschen (Gela), Jorge Luke (Anthony Vasquez), Seymour Cassel (Dobbs), Joanna Lehman (Mamie), Alex Sharpe (Kunz), Bob Orrison (Milan), Deloy White (Dr Kellogg), Christa Walters (Mrs Kellogg), Youigi Rogi (stewardess), Miguel Burciaga (diver), Steven Wilensky, George Belanger, Dick Subley, Ken Smith, Enrique Kahn (boardroom member), Delores Devine (secretary)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (10)
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v47 n553 February 1980  Pages: 30-31
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v47 n553 February 1980: no known title]Language: English

In: Positif n237 December 1980  Page: 76
Title: [Positif - n237 December 1980: no known title]Language: French

In: Screen International n227 9 Feb 1980  Page: 15
Title: [Screen International - n227 9 Feb 1980: no known title]Language: English

In: The Listener v103 n2648 7 Feb 1980  Page: 185
Title: [The Listener - v103 n2648 7 Feb 1980: no known title]Language: English

In: Films and Filming v26 n4 January 1980  Pages: 38-39
Title: [Films and Filming - v26 n4 January 1980: no known title]Language: English

In: Films Illustrated v8 n96 August 1979  Page: 466
Title: [Films Illustrated - v8 n96 August 1979: no known title]Language: English

In: Photoplay v30 n1 January 1979  Pages: 24-25
Title: [Photoplay - v30 n1 January 1979: no known title]Language: English

In: Variety 8 Aug 1979  Page: 22
Title: [Variety - 8 Aug 1979: no known title]Language: English

In: The Hollywood Reporter v253 n13 12 Sep 1978  Page: 9
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v253 n13 12 Sep 1978: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.

In: Screen International n158 30 Sep 1978  Page: 14
Title: [Screen International - n158 30 Sep 1978: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.