produced the film adaptation of Maclean's Bear Island, said he wanted to film The Way of Dusty Death next. However the film did not eventuate for over a decade, when it emerged as a TV movie. TV movie The Way to Dusty Death appeared as a 1995 made-for-TV movie directed by Geoffrey Reeve starring Simon MacCorkindale as Harlow and Linda Hamilton as romantic interest Marie MacAlpine. Cast Linda Hamilton as Beth MacAlpine Simon MacCorkindale as Johnny Harlow Uwe Ochsenknecht as Gerhard Tracchia Anthony Valentine as James MacAlpine Serena Scott Thomas as Alexis Dunetskaya Tom Burlinson as Ike Jethou Christopher Cazenove as Paul Vincennes Production Peter Snell managed to get the film financed as a TV movie. It was made by Delux Productions, a company set up by CLT, owner of the Luxembourg- based TV network RTL. The show was made to be sold in the United States and across Europe. References External links Book review at AlistairMacLean.com TV movie at IMDb TV movie at BFI Novels by Alistair MacLean 1973 British novels British novels adapted into films William Collins, Sons books