Genre: | Adventure Drama |
Director: | Don Chaffey |
Starring: | Mike Connors Barry Van Dyke Gene Evans Hedley Mattingly Gary Burghoff |
Music: | Mark Snow |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
Producer: | E. Duke Vincent |
Executive Producer: | Douglas S. Cramer Aaron Spelling |
Location: | 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles |
Editor: | Jack Harnish |
Cinematography: | Arch R. Dalzell |
Runtime: | 96 minutes |
Company: | Aaron Spelling Productions |
Network: | ABC |
Casino is a 1980 American made-for-television adventure film directed by Don Chaffey and starring Mike Connors, Barry Van Dyke and Gene Evans. It originally premiered on ABC on August 1, 1980.[1]
Nick is a suave and sophisticated gambler who owns a floating hotel and gambling ship, which is plagued by sabotage on its maiden voyage.
The story was inspired by Mr Lucky. Star Mike Connors originally envisioned a grittier version with the floating casino being run down. However, the success of The Love Boat prompted the final version to be more glamorous.[2]