Matthau and Kennedy were holdovers from the cast of Charade. Filming took place on a number of locations in the New York Financial District. The fictitious Unidyne company was headquartered at 2 Broadway. Another key location in the film is the walk with Peck and Baker through Battery Park to City Pier A. The movie was filmed between 24 October and 24 December 1964 on Eastman Kodak black and white film 4-X 5224 and first released in the USA on 26 May 1965. Critical reception The New York Times wrote "In brisk, colloquial, occasionally humorous style, this exercise in mayhem, murder, mental instability and moralizing about the scientist's place in an atomic world, evolves as an interesting, fairly taut, if not especially credible, chase-mystery"; whereas Variety noted "There are moments of stiff action and suspense but plot is as confusing as it is overly-contrived." However, more recently, Time Out called it "one of the better thrillers of the '60s," concluding that "The harsh b/w photography, the various levels of reality, and the use of urban landscape, all contribute to the feeling of unease, building up an atmosphere that is perhaps better than the mechanics of the plot deserve." Musical score and soundtrack The film score was composed, arranged and conducted by Quincy Jones, and the soundtrack album was released on the Mercury label in 1965. Track listing All compositions by Quincy Jones "Mirage (Vocal Version)" (Lyrics by Robert Russell) - 2:18 "Boobie Baby" − 3:20 "Shoot to Kill" − 2:28 "Dead Duck" − 3:12 "Purple Rose" − 3:06 "Main Title" − 2:50 "Mirage (Instrumental Version)" − 3:34 "Turtle's Last Lap" − 3:34 "A Shot in the Park" − 4:03 "Kinda Scary" − 4:33 "End Title" − 2:51 Personnel Unidentified orchestra arranged and conducted by Quincy Jones. See also List of American films of 1965 References External links Mirage at Film Noir of the Week by Wheeler Winston Dixon 1965 films 1960s mystery thriller films American black-and-white films American mystery thriller films American neo-noir films Fictional accountants Films about amnesia Films based on American novels Films directed by Edward Dmytryk Films scored by Quincy Jones Films set in New York City Films shot in New York City Universal Pictures films 1960s English-language films 1960s American films