| Nightmare in the Sun | |
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original movie poster |
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| Directed by | John Derek Marc Lawrence |
| Produced by | Marc Lawrence |
| Written by | George Fass Fanya Foss |
| Starring | Ursula Andress John Derek Aldo Ray Sammy Davis Jr. Richard Jaeckel |
| Music by | Paul Glass |
| Cinematography | Stanley Cortez |
| Editing by | Douglas Stewart |
| Distributed by | Zodiac Films |
| Release date(s) | 6 March 1965 |
| Running time | 80 min. |
Nightmare in the Sun (1965) is a film drama directed by John Derek and Marc Lawrence, and written by George Fass and Fanya Foss, about a murderous affair.
Derek starred along with Ursula Andress and Aldo Ray. Smaller roles in the film featured Sammy Davis, Jr. and Robert Duvall.
Beautiful young Marsha Wilson is married to a wealthy, jealous, much-older man. She picks up a handsome hitch-hiker one day, brings him back to husband Sam Wilson's ranch and falls for him.
Marsha wants to run off with the hitch-hiker, but he, too, is married and won't take her along. Sam returns home in a jealous rage, discovers what happened and kills Marsha with a shotgun in a drunken rage.
The town's sheriff concocts a scheme to blackmail Sam, promising to frame the hitch-hiker for Marsha's murder provided Sam in exchange for a hefty payment.
The hitch-hiker is caught and jailed, escapes and then is recaptured. By then, a remorseful Sam has had enough. He kills the sheriff, then confesses to committing both murders.