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form y separately published work icon The Grasshopper single work   film/TV  
Alternative title: The Passing of Evil
Adaptation of The Passing of Evil Mark McShane , 1961 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 1970... 1970 The Grasshopper
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Film Details - National General Pictures , 1970

Producers:

Jerry Belson and Garry Marshall.

Production Companies:

National General Pictures.

Director of Photography:

Sam Leavitt.

Editors:

Aaron Stell.

Production Designers:

Tambi Larsen.

Music:

Billy Goldenberg.

Cast:

Including Jacqueline Bisset (Christine Adams), Jim Brown (Tommy Marcott), Joseph Cotten (Richard Morgan), Corbett Monica (Danny Raymond), Christopher Stone (Jay Rigney), Ramon Bieri (Roosevelt Dekker), and Ed Flanders (Jack Benton).

Release Dates:

Premiered 27 May 1970 (New York).

Awards:

  • Golden Laurel, Best Dramatic Performance, Female (nominated), 1971.
Settings:
  • Las Vegas, Nevada,
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    United States of America (USA),
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    Americas,
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