For the Love of It

1980 1h 38m EN

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6.0

MID

★6.0TMDB · 2

ActionAdventureComedyTV Movie

Synopsis

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An entrepreneur discovers a Russian plan for taking over the Middle East. He wants to use it to create a new video game but the KGB, the CIA and the FBI have different ideas.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Deborah Raffin
Barbara Gibbons
Jeff Conaway
Russ Moran
Barbi Benton
Anita Carney
Tom Bosley
Norman
William Christopher
Barton
Norman Fell
Hall
Henry Gibson
George
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
Al Leon

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hal Kanter
Writers: Stanley Ralph Ross
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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46 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hal Kanter, shot by William B. Jurgensen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Howard Deane shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Deborah Raffin and Jeff Conaway and Barbi Benton carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0080751 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Hal Kanter directs. William B. Jurgensen behind the camera. Howard Deane cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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146 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Hal Kanter, shot by William B. Jurgensen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Howard Deane shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Deborah Raffin and Jeff Conaway and Barbi Benton carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0080751 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.