Film of the Day: Twisted Pair

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1979

125 minutes (2 hrs 05 mins)

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Directed by

George P. Cosmatos

Starring

Roger Moore · Telly Savalas · David Niven · Stefanie Powers · Claudia Cardinale · Richard Roundtree

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 6th June 1979

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 9th Mar '79
Debut position: 4
Highest position: 4
Debut gross: £252.3 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 8

Chart position history

UK box office

9 Mar, 1979
4

16 Mar, 1979
4

23 Mar, 1979
4

30 Mar, 1979
4

6 Apr, 1979
5

13 Apr, 1979
6

20 Apr, 1979
5

27 Apr, 1979
4

US box office

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£591.7 Thousand

US total gross
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Global total gross
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George
P. Cosmatos

Director

Role

George P. Cosmatos

Directed By

Roger
Moore

Actor

Character

Roger Moore

Major Otto Hecht

Telly Savalas

Zeno

David Niven

Professor Blake

Stefanie Powers

Dottie Del Mar

Claudia Cardinale

Eleana

Richard Roundtree

Nat Judson

Sonny Bono

Bruno Rotelli

Elliott Gould

Charlie / Charlie Dane

Anthony Valentine

SS Major Volkmann

Siegfried Rauch

Braun

Michael Sheard

Sergeant Mann

Richard Wren

Reistoffer

Philip Locke

Vogel

Steve Ubels

Lantz

Paul Picerni

Zeno's Man

Paul Stassino

Zeno's Man

Manolis Peletis

Stassia Stakis

Lykourgos Kallergis

Lambros Tsangas

Mimi Denissi

Anne Marie Sten

Mary Dracopoulou

Elena Secota

Brothel Girl

Vanna Reville

William Holden

Prisoner smoking a cigar in prison camp

Robert Ian Mackenzie

German Radio Operator

Apostolos Souglakos

Soldier