Mirage
Mirage is a 1965 American neo noir thriller film starring Gregory Peck and Diane Baker, and released by Universal Pictures. Directed by Edward Dmytryk from a screenplay by Peter Stone, it is based on the 1952 novel Fallen Angel, written by Howard Fast under the pseudonym Walter Ericson; the novel is not credited by title onscreen. Walter Matthau, George Kennedy, Leif Erickson and Kevin McCarthy appear in support.
Plot
During a power outage in the New York City skyscraper where he works, corporate suit David Stillwell decides to exit using the unlit stairs. While descending, he encounters an attractive young woman who seems to know him, but he has no recollection of her. Alarmed, she flees to the sub-basement.
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| author | Peter Stone |
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| award | Golden Shell |
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Edward Dmytryk |
| editor | Ted J. Kent |
| events | amnesia |
| genre | mystery thriller |
| keywords | apartment building army officer beaten to death build concierge cost accountant cost accounting fall fallout false memories false memory kill machine no memory nuclear fallout nuclear radiation nuclear war nuclear weapons power outage private detective research facility russian roulette wait world peace young woman |
| musicBy | Quincy Jones |
| producer | Harry Keller |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| theme | mystery thriller neo-noir noir |