The Day Time Ran Out

Gordon Thomas (based on the novel "The Day the World Ended" by), Max Morgan Witts (based William Holden and Jacqueline Bisset in When Time Ran Out.
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Doomed Hometown Fat and Skinny: Tom Conti and Francis Fendly. Their father, of course, isn't as lucky. Tom Conti suspects that Francis Fendly was the one responsible for the theft of some jewelry Fendly left no trace when he did so, but Conti remains sure of his hunch , and this has sworn to keep hounding down Fendly everywhere he goes until either Fendly makes a mistake and Conti arrests him, or Conti retires and that is still some years down the road.

Conti implies he will keep on hounding Fendly after he retires, too. True to the Trope, the fact that Fendly decides to save him when the disaster is at its worse and Conti is blinded is rewarded by Conti deciding to give Fendly a 'head start' on his getaway. Jerk with a Heart of Jerk: It seems that Bob will express some regret to Nikki about cheating on her with Iolani.

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Instead, he flat-out says to her face that she should have gone with Shelby, because she "doesn't belong" anymore. Like an Old Married Couple: Rene tells Shelby that Hank and Kay remind him of his wife, Rose, and himself a long time ago.

Jacqueline Bisset and Veronica Hamel. Conti gets blinded and can do nothing to help the rest of the survivors. The climax of the film involves the survivors crossing a wooden plank bridge over a pit of occasionally exploding molten lava. Suit with Vested Interests: Bob Spangler who rides the river of Denial all the way to his death. He's so in denial he locks himself in his hotel in hope of avoiding a river of lava and it seems to stem not just from his financial but some deep seated daddy issues. Despite critical and commercial disappointment, the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design Paul Zastupnevich.

Shelby Gilmore William Holden , who owns a newly constructed hotel on a remote Pacific island, wants desperately to marry his secretary, Kay Kirby Jacqueline Bisset and proposes to her under the impression that she'll become his seventh wife. Kay is in love with Hank Anderson Paul Newman , an oil rigger whose scientists are warning him that a nearby active volcano is about to erupt.

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Shelby's partner, Bob Spangler James Franciscus , assures guests at the hotel that the threat of the volcano is a total exaggeration, explaining that it only erupts once every thousand years. Spangler is married to Shelby's goddaughter Nikki Veronica Hamel , but is cheating on her with Iolani Barbara Carrera , an executive with Shelby's hotel. Iolani is engaged to Brian Edward Albert , the hotel's general manager. Unbeknownst to all except Spangler, who chooses not to reveal the secret, Brian is his illegitimate younger half-brother and therefore part-owner of the resort.

Hank's oil-rig workers include Tiny Baker Alex Karras , who has a wager going with cockfighting rival Sam Pat Morita with a prized rooster that has just been delivered to him. Sam and his wife Mona Sheila Allen own a local bar. Hank and Kay go for a picnic on the beach to discuss their relationship.

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During their time together, the volcano erupts and most of the island's population are wiped out. Tiny and all of Hank's workers are killed in town when a tidal wave crashes onto them. Sam takes Mona and two of his girls, Delores and Marsha, and escapes by car, while Hank and Kay rescue Nikki and some others at the stables by helicopter. The only survivors are those at Shelby's hotel, overlooking a disaster that will surely come straight for them, as the volcano is spewing fireballs.

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A fireball lands at the hotel - Conti is blinded in the explosion, to Fendly's horror. Some of the hotel guests panic and try to escape by stealing the helicopter, but it soon crashes, killing all those inside.

Hank insists that everyone must evacuate the hotel and journey to a safe side of the island to await rescue. Spangler convinces the majority of the guests to stay, including mistress Iolani. Shelby bids a farewell to Nikki, who insists on staying with her husband. After one final attempt to persuade others to join them, Hank and Kay leave the hotel along with Shelby, Brian, Rene and Rose, Fendly and Conti, Sam, Mona and the girls, plus a few more.

At the hotel, Nikki stumbles upon her husband's affair with Iolani, but now it is too late for her to follow the others though Spangler expels her from the hotel. Trucks carrying survivors manage to travel as far as a mountainside gorge. Everyone must cross the gorge on foot. Conti is guided by Fendly, and the two become friends. From there, the party comes upon a rickety wooden bridge over a river of molten lava.

Adventurers return to the overturned ship, seeking a fortune. The Towering Inferno City on Fire Day of Destruction TV Movie Fort Apache the Bronx The 7th Dawn William Holden, Susannah York, Capucine. Edit Cast Cast overview, first billed only: Hank Anderson Jacqueline Bisset Kay Kirby William Holden Shelby Gilmore Edward Albert Francis Fendly Barbara Carrera Tiny Baker Burgess Meredith Rene Valdez Ernest Borgnine Tom Conti James Franciscus Bob Spangler John Considine Edit Storyline Tourists are surprised by a volcanic eruption in a lonesome hotel in the Caribic. An all-star cast is on the run when Mother Nature blows her top!

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Edit Did You Know? Trivia The film cast includes four Oscar winners: Goofs When Anderson drives the Jeep and passes the helicopter, with change of the camera angle also the position of the sun changes, revealing that the shots were made at different times of the day.