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Explosion

Explosion

Explosion

Explosion

Alan and Ritchie wouldn't go to someone else's war - but they started a keen war of their own!

1969•1h 38m•

★7.0(2 ratings)

DramaCrimeWar

Overview

During the height of the Vietnam war, a hippie and a draft dodger get together and hatch a plan to flee to Canada. They steal a car and head towards Vancouver, but the trip doesn't go as smoothly as they planned, and before long they're being chased by the police, accused of murdering several police officers.

Director

Writers

Robert Hartford-Davis, Alene Bricken, Jules Bricken

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Main Cast

Don Stroud

Don Stroud

Richie Kovacs

Gordon Thomson

Gordon Thomson

Alan Evans

Michèle Chicoine

Michèle Chicoine

Doris Randolph

Cec Linder

Cec Linder

Mr. Evans

Robin Ward

Robin Ward

Peter Evans

Richard Conte

Richard Conte

Dr. Philip Neal

Ted Stidder

Ted Stidder

Timms

Murray Matheson

Murray Matheson

Owner of Jaguar

Ann Sears

Ann Sears

Jaguar owner's wife

Sherry Mitchell

Sherry Mitchell

Susan

Olga Kaya

Olga Kaya

Valerie

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Jules Bricken

Writing

Writer: Robert Hartford-Davis
Writer: Alene Bricken
Writer: Jules Bricken

Production

Producer: Nat Taylor
Producer: Julian Roffman

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Sol Kaplan

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Joseph C. Brun

Editing

Editor: Tony Lower

Art Direction

Art Direction: Bruce Grimes

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Ilse Richter

Keywords

vietnam warmurderpsychiatristvancouvercanuxploitation

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Alan and Ritchie wouldn't go to someone else's war - but they started a keen war of their own!"

#2

The runtime is 98 minutes (1h 38m).

#3

It was a co-production between: United States of America, Canada.

#4

The film was directed by Jules Bricken.

#5

The screenplay was written by Robert Hartford-Davis and Alene Bricken.

#6

The score was composed by Sol Kaplan.

#7

Cinematography was handled by Joseph C. Brun.

#8

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0064305.

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Rating

7.0/10

Good

2 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Explosion

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

R

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America, Canada

Production Companies:

Meridian Films

Bing Crosby Productions