Peter Viertel Black Heart", which was made into a film starring Clint Eastwood in 1990. It is a thinly-disguised account of Viertel's experiences working with film director John Huston while they were making "The African Queen". The central character is scriptwriter Pete Verrill while the Huston character is called John Wilson. Film critic Pauline Kael wrote in 1999 that "White Hunter" was “still the best Hollywood novel I’ve ever come across — and it isn’t even set in Hollywood.” Viertel's opinion of the finished film was tempered by his idea that Huston himself would have preferred a portrayal with more sarcasm. Viertel's
Fate Is the Hunter (film) adjacent 20th Century Fox Studios. Releasing a film about aircraft accidents, especially done in the melodramatic manner that the film employed, led to a curious reception from both critics and public. Bosley Crowther of "The New York Times," simply called it, "a stupid, annoying film". "Fate Is the Hunter" was nominated for a 1964 Academy Award in Best Cinematography (Black-and-white). An excerpt from the film was used in the 1980 comedy film "Airplane!" The film is also mentioned in the 1995 "JAG" episode "Pilot Error"; the protagonist, who is the lead investigator in a mishap, relates the film's plot to