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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Cast
Robert Powell
Rook
Jennie Linden
Sister Mary
George Maharis
Mark Fields
Anthony Newlands
Tony Barton
Derek Fowlds
Dicky
Leigh Lawson
Larry Turner
Windsor Davies
Detective Moore
Norman Mitchell
Security Man
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Robert D. Cardona
- Writers
- Brian Clemens
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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Did you know?
Fun facts 🍿
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Robert D. Cardona directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 252 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Robert Powell and Jennie Linden and George Maharis carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0212089 — 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
- 74 min · 1h 14m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
Also by
Robert D. Cardona
Production companies
Who made it
Associated Television
GB
Key crew
- MusicLaurie Johnson
- ProducerJohn Sichel
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV1974-05-21NR· Wide World of Mystery
Also known as
International titles
- Murder is a One-Act PlayUS
