Synanon

1h 47m 1965
Synanon

Brief Synopsis

Inmates at an innovative drug treatment center fight to kick heroin.

Cast & Crew

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Richard Quine

Director

Chuck Connors

Ben

Stella Stevens

Joaney

Alex Cord

Zankie Albo

Richard Conte

Reid

Eartha Kitt

Betty Coleman

Photos & Videos

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Synanon (1965) -- (Movie Clip) We Don't Shoot Dope!
Synanon (1965) -- (Movie Clip) I Never Hurt That Kid!
Synanon (1965) -- (Movie Clip) You Don't Have To Be Pretty

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Release Date
Jan 1965
Premiere Information
New York opening: 5 May 1965
Production Company
Richard Quine Productions
Distribution Company
Columbia Pictures
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 47m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White

Synopsis

Desperate for a place of refuge until he can get back on his feet again, heroin addict Zankie Albo wanders into Synanon House, a rehabilitation center run by former alcoholic Chuck Dederich. There he is placed in the care of Joaney, a nearly rehabilitated addict who reveals during a group therapy session that she is in danger of having her child taken away by her ex-husband. As Joaney watches over Zankie during the terrible initial stages of his withdrawal from narcotics, a strong attraction develops between them. Their relationship arouses the envy of one of the "graduate" residents, Ben, a parolee whom Zankie had known previously. Ben catches Joaney and Zankie in a midnight rendezvous at a beach house, and he reports them to the Synanon authorities. Zankie sees another resident, Pete, getting high on cough syrup and forces him to share it. Eventually Zankie leaves Synanon. Joaney follows, trailed by the anxious Ben. They are too late, however, for Zankie is already dead from an overdose of heroin. Joaney voluntarily returns to Synanon to continue her cure.

Director

Richard Quine

Director

Cast

Chuck Connors

Ben

Stella Stevens

Joaney

Alex Cord

Zankie Albo

Richard Conte

Reid

Eartha Kitt

Betty Coleman

Edmond O'brien

Chuck Dederich

Barbara Luna

Mary

Alejandro Rey

Chris

Richard Evans

Hopper

Gregory Morton

Vince

Chanin Hale

Arline

Casey Townsend

Pruddy

Larry Kert

Bob Adamic

Bernie Hamilton

Pete

Mark Sturges

Joe Mann

Lawrence Montaigne

Greek

Patricia Huston

Carla

Arnold Ross

John Peterson

James Middleton

Anthony Daddio

Candy Latson

Dan Spaccarelli

Herb Rosen

William Crawford

Charles Haden

Matthew Notkins

Crew

Ian Bernard

Screenwriter

Dick Borland

Grip

Jack Carter

Props

Charles E. Dederich

Technical Advisor

Carter Dehaven Jr.

Assistant Director

Carter Dehaven Jr.

Assistant to the prod-Director

James Field

Gaffer

Gerald Finnerman

Camera Assistant

Walter Goss

Sound

Neal Hefti

Music

Philip Jefferies

Art Director

Virginia Jones

Hairstyles

William Kiernan

Set Decoration

Ben Lane

Makeup Supervisor

Kathleen Mccandless

Costumes

Barry Oringer

Story

Emil Oster Jr.

Camera Operator

Sergei Petschnikoff

Unit Manager

S. Lee Pogostin

Screenwriter

S. Lee Pogostin

Story

Richard Quine

Producer

Charles J. Rice

Sound Supervisor

Benno Schneider

Dial coach

Roger Slater

Assistant Director

Harry Stradling

Director of Photography

David Wages

Film Editor

Josh Westmoreland

Sound

Videos

Movie Clip

Synanon (1965) -- (Movie Clip) I Never Hurt That Kid! High-ranking ex-addict Reid (Richard Conte) running "the game," with Zankie (Alex Cord), Ben (Chuck Connors) and others, focusing on Joanie (Stella Stevens), sexism not a concern, in Richard Quine's Synanon, 1965.
Synanon (1965) -- (Movie Clip) You Don't Have To Be Pretty New recruit Zankie (Alex Cord) is turned over to inmate Ben (Chuck Connors) and pals (Bernie Hamilton, Alejandro Rey, et al) for his drug-rehab haircut, in writer-director Richard Quine's Synanon, 1965.
Synanon (1965) -- (Movie Clip) We Don't Shoot Dope! Early on, Richard Conte as "Reid" introduces founder Chuck Dederich (Edmond O'Brien), followed by Eartha Kitt (as "Betty,") who testifies on her addiction, from Richard Quine's fact-based Synanon, 1965.

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Release Date
Jan 1965
Premiere Information
New York opening: 5 May 1965
Production Company
Richard Quine Productions
Distribution Company
Columbia Pictures
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 47m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White

Quotes

Trivia

Notes

Copyright length: 104 min. Filmed at Synanon House in Santa Monica, California.

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1965

Synanon House - Santa Monica, California

Released in United States 1965

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