The Outsider

1967 2h 0m EN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 2

DramaCrimeTV Movie

Synopsis

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Darren McGavin is David Ross, a private investigator playing a game of follow the money. A simple case of embezzling turns bad quickly when bodies start dropping and the savvy P.I. is the primary suspect in an attractive woman's death. This NBC TV movie served as a pilot for the later series.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Darren McGavin
David Ross
Sean Garrison
Collin Kenniston III
Shirley Knight
Peggy Leydon
Nancy Malone
Honora Dundas
Edmond O'Brien
Marvin Bishop
Ann Sothern
Mrs. Kozzek
Joseph Wiseman
Ernest Grimes
Ossie Davis
Lt. Wagner

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Ritchie
Writers: Roy Huggins
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Ritchie, shot by Bud Thackery. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Pete Rugolo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Carl Pingitore shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Darren McGavin and Sean Garrison and Shirley Knight carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0062090 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Michael Ritchie directs. Bud Thackery behind the camera. Pete Rugolo scores. Carl Pingitore cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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159 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Michael Ritchie, shot by Bud Thackery. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Pete Rugolo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Carl Pingitore shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Darren McGavin and Sean Garrison and Shirley Knight carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0062090 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 10 themes, including "underwear", "lsd", "nostalgia", "drug use".