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Hurricane is a 1979 American romantic adventure film featuring Mia Farrow and Jason Robards, produced by Dino De Laurentiis with Lorenzo Semple Jr. (who also wrote the screenplay), and directed by Jan Troell. It is a loose remake of John Ford's 1937 film The Hurricane, itself based on the 1936 novel by James Norman Hall and Charles Nordhoff.
Dec 14, 2012 · When Dino decided to remake Hollywood’s 1937 version of “Hurricane,” which starred Dorothy Lamour and Jon Hall and was not one of director John Ford ‘s finest hours, he insisted on shooting it on location.
Apr 8, 1979 · Last summer, while on location here for “Hurricane,” the Dino De Laurentiis film that opens nationally on Thursday, the actress Mia Far- row had to send tour of her six children home after...
Hurricane (1979) * (out of 4) This Dino De Laurentiis remake of John Ford's 1937 classic will always be remembered for two things. One is that the $22-million budget, which ended up losing money.
The film is based on a 1937 film The Hurricane, directed by John Ford. Dino De Laurentiis, who had just remade King Kong, was interested in doing more remakes and was shown the film by his associate, John Alarimo.
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De Laurentiis' name became well known through the 1976 King Kong remake, which was a commercial hit; Lipstick (1976), a rape and revenge drama; Orca (1977), a killer whale film; The White Buffalo (1977), a western; the disaster movie Hurricane (1979); the remake of Flash Gordon (1980); David Lynch 's Dune (1984); The Bounty (1984); and King Kong...
Apr 12, 1979 · WHEN Dino De Laurentiis, the producer, set out to build a movie called "Hurricane," which opens today at Loews State 1 and other theaters, he also built a hotel, the 60-bungalow Marara, on...
