36 Hours (1964 film)

36 Hours is a 1964 American war thriller film written and directed by George Seaton from a story by Carl K. Hittleman and Luis Vance, based on the 1944 short story "Beware of the Dog" by Roald Dahl. The film stars James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Rod Taylor, and Werner Peters. In the plot, a Nazi German army doctor tries to obtain vital information from an American military intelligence officer by convincing him that it is 1950 and World War II is long over.

For the 1953 film of the same name, see 36 Hours (1953 film).
36 Hours
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGeorge Seaton
Screenplay byGeorge Seaton
Story by
  • Carl K. Hittleman
  • Luis Vance
Based on"Beware of the Dog"
by Roald Dahl
Produced byWilliam Perlberg
Starring
CinematographyPhilip H. Lathrop
Edited byAdrienne Fazan
Music byDimitri Tiomkin
Production
companies
  • Perlberg-Seaton Productions
  • Cherokee Productions
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
  • November 26, 1964 (1964-11-26) (London)
  • December 15, 1964 (1964-12-15) (Pittsburgh)
  • February 19, 1965 (1965-02-19) (United States)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2.2 million
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