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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Cast
Lloyd Bridges
Sheriff Porter Murdock
Pat Hingle
Cecil Tabor
Hari Rhodes
Horace Speare
Janet MacLachlan
Naomi Speare
Sheree North
Mrs. Murdock
Joseph Bottoms
Billy Keith
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Daniel Petrie
- Writers
- David Westheimer
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Fun facts 🍿
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Daniel Petrie directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 253 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Lloyd Bridges and Pat Hingle and Hari Rhodes carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0069413 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 73 min · 1h 13m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Daniel Petrie
Production companies
Who made it
ABC Circle Films
US
Key crew
- ChoreographerMiriam Nelson
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- sheriff
- racial tension
- debt of honor
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV1973-01-10
