Mastermind (1969)
June 3, 1969Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
![Zero Mostel](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/45647-zero-mostel.webp)
Zero Mostel
Inspector Hoku Ichihara
![Keiko Kishi](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/41544-keiko-kishi.webp)
Keiko Kishi
Nikki Kono
![Gawn Grainger](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/64408-gawn-grainger.webp)
Gawn Grainger
Nigel Crouchback
![Bradford Dillman](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/3551-bradford-dillman.webp)
Bradford Dillman
Jabez Link
![Jules Munshin](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24238-jules-munshin.webp)
Jules Munshin
Israeli Agent #1
![Alex March](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Alex March
Director
![Frankie Sakai](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/23912-frankie-sakai.webp)
Frankie Sakai
Captain Yamada (as Furankî Sakai)
![William Peter Blatty](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4202-william-peter-blatty.webp)
William Peter Blatty
Writer
![Sorrell Booke](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/45499-sorrell-booke.webp)
Sorrell Booke
Max Engstorm
![Ian McLellan Hunter](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/519444-ian-mclellan-hunter.webp)
Ian McLellan Hunter
Writer
![Zaldy Zshornack](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/199334-zaldy-zshornack.webp)
Zaldy Zshornack
Officer Abe
![Malcolm Stuart](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Malcolm Stuart
Producer
![Felix Silla](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/612-felix-silla.webp)
Felix Silla
Schatzi
![Fred Karlin](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Fred Karlin
Composer
![Phil Leeds](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/33888-phil-leeds.webp)
Phil Leeds
Israeli Agent #2
![Kicki Taki](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Kicki Taki
The Monk
![Gerald Hirschfeld](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Gerald Hirschfeld
Cinematographer
![Tetsu Nakamura](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/217694-tetsu-nakamura.webp)
Tetsu Nakamura
Mr. Hiruta (as Satoshi Nakamura)
![Chikako Natsumi](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Chikako Natsumi
Yoko Hara
![Larry Ohashi](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Larry Ohashi
Police Commissioner
![Masanobu Wada](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Masanobu Wada
Hori
![Wataru Ōmae](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Wataru Ōmae
Kozo (as Kin Omae)
![Renate Mannhardt](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/214961-renate-mannhardt.webp)
Renate Mannhardt
Bertha Tors
![Robert Leighton](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Robert Leighton
Additional Editor
![Fred Schuler](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Fred Schuler
Assistant Camera
![Marion Dougherty](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Marion Dougherty
Casting
![Robert J. Miller](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Robert J. Miller
Sound
![John C. Howard](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
John C. Howard
Editor
![Carey Loftin](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16145-carey-loftin.webp)
Carey Loftin
Gaffer
![Franklin Milton](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Franklin Milton
Recording Supervision
![Serge Krizman](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/257674-serge-krizman.webp)
Serge Krizman
Art Direction
![Guy C. Verhille](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Guy C. Verhille
Costume Design
![Enrique Bravo](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Enrique Bravo
Camera Operator
![Robert J. Visciglia Sr.](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Robert J. Visciglia Sr.
Property Master
![Harry Caplan](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Harry Caplan
Unit Production Manager
![David Blangsted](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
David Blangsted
Assistant Editor
![Julia Tucker](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Julia Tucker
Script Supervisor
![Milton Moshlak](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Milton Moshlak
Gaffer
![Gary Liddiard](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Gary Liddiard
Makeup Artist
![James A. Rosenberger](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
James A. Rosenberger
First Assistant Director
![William Davidson](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
William Davidson
Unit Production Manager
![Phill Norman](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Phill Norman
Title Designer
![Hal Galli](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Hal Galli
Assistant Director
![Larry Barr](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Larry Barr
Key Grip
![Mike Abe](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Mike Abe
Assistant Director
![James White Jr.](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
James White Jr.
Special Effects
![Robert Simard](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Robert Simard
Music Editor
![Stephen Ellman](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Stephen Ellman
Unit Publicist
Details.
Release DateJune 3, 1969
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 26m
Content RatingG
Genres
Last updated:
Wiki.
Mastermind is a 1976 Japanese-American comedy thriller film directed by Alex March and starring Zero Mostel, Keiko Kishi and Gawn Grainger. Filmed in 1969, it sat on the shelf for seven years before receiving a limited theatrical release in 1976. It has developed a cult following since its release on home video.The second of producer Malcolm Stuart's two-picture deal with screenwriter, William Peter Blatty, the project was inspired by the success of the 1964 Peter Sellers comedy A Shot in the Dark which Blatty had co-written with producer/director Blake Edwards. Blatty's script was drastically revised by Ian McLellan Hunter prior to production, and the disgruntled screenwriter chose the pseudonym Terence Clyne for his screen credit. By 1973 it had recorded a loss of $2.9 million. Blatty's original screenplay was published as part of a limited edition collection by Lonely Road Books in 2013 as Five Lost Screenplays by William Peter Blatty.