The White Search
Cast & Crew
Bill Tishman
Ron Funk
Jean-claude Killy
Dick Barrymore
Doug Barrymore
Terry Spragg
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Synopsis
Sir Lawrence Whitecliff III, a Beverly Hills millionaire, escapes his wealthy lifestyle and heads for the ski slopes of Sun Valley, Idaho in his chauffeur-driven 1929 Rolls Royce. Before reaching his destination, however, Whitecliff's car breaks down in Death Valley, where they become lost. There, in the sweltering heat, Whitecliff daydreams of glamorous ski adventures. The film includes footage of skiers, who follow the seasons traveling from country to country, attaining personal satisfaction by competing in ski competitions. Documentary footage of Olympic ski champion Jean-Claude Killy appears in the film, as does footage of a sixty-seven-year-old slalom racer in Italy and Beirut Arabs skiing in Lebanon.
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Notes
The summary is based on information found in the Box Office review, which erroneously spelled Ron Funk's name as Run. The film includes flashbacks and slow-motion photography. The White Search marked the first film of Cinema Horizons, a San Juan Capistrano, CA subsidiary of Coast Camarran Corp. According to the film's press notes, portions of the film were shot in Austria, Switzerland, the Andes and the Rocky Mountains of Canada. Brothers Dick and Doug Barrymore, who produced the film, were grandnephews of stage and screen stars, John Lionel and Ethel Barrymore. According to an March 8, 1971 Box Office article, Bill Tishman, who portrayed "Sir Lawrence Whitecliff III," is a member of the Tishman real estate entrepreneurial family. The March 1971 Box Office article discussed the distribution strategies of Gary B. Ewing, president of Cinema Horizons.
