Death Sentence (also titled Murder One)[1] is a 1974 American made-for-television crime film directed by E.W. Swackhamer and starring Cloris Leachman and Laurence Luckinbill.[2][3][4] It is based on the 1968 novel After the Trial by Eric Roman.[5][6]
| Death Sentence | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime Mystery Thriller |
| Based on | After the Trial by Eric Roman |
| Teleplay by | John Neufeld |
| Directed by | E.W. Swackhamer |
| Starring | Cloris Leachman Laurence Luckinbill Nick Nolte Alan Oppenheimer |
| Music by | Laurence Rosenthal |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Aaron Spelling Leonard Goldberg |
| Cinematography | Tim Southcott |
| Editor | Leon Carrere |
| Running time | 74 minutes |
| Production companies | Spelling-Goldberg Productions 20th Century Fox Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | October 2, 1974 |
Plot
editA juror in a murder case begins to believe that the man on trial is innocent of the crime, and then discovers that the real killer is actually her own husband.
Cast
edit- Cloris Leachman as Susan Davies
- Laurence Luckinbill as Don Davies
- Nick Nolte as John Healy
- Alan Oppenheimer as Lubell
- William Schallert as Tanner
- Yvonne Wilder as Elaine Croft
- Herb Voland as Lowell Hayes
- Hope Summers as Emily Boylan
- Peter Hobbs as Judge
- Doreen Lang as Mrs. Cottard
- Murray MacLeod as Martin Gorman
- Bing Russell as Trooper
- Meg Wyllie as Mae Sinclair
- Lew Brown as Mr. Bowman
- C.J. Hincks as Marilyn Healy
- Vernon Weddle as Hayden
- Robert Cleaves as Dr. Braun
- Jack Collins as Willis Wright
- Dick Winslow as Barman
- Pat Patterson as Jury Guard
- Morgan Englund as Bobby
- Dinah Englund as Pru
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Roberts, Jerry (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810863781.page 578
- ^ Fisher, Kieran (22 March 2020). "Nick Nolte Plays Against Type In 1974's 'Death Sentence'". Film School Rejects. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ Clark, Amy (23 June 2006). "Aaron Spelling Dies At 83". CBS News. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ Thomas, Bob (25 June 2006). "Prime-time life ends with long list of credits". The Age. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ Deal, David (2011). Television Fright Films of the 1970s. McFarland. ISBN 9780786455140.page 41
- ^ McKenna, Michael (2013). The ABC Movie of the Week: Big Movies for the Small Screen. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810891579.page 223