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In the early 70s, this tv adaptation of the joseph wambaugh book by the same name brings bumper morgan holden to the big screen as an lapd officer just days away from his 20 year retirement date, when a hooker is found dead. Joseph wambaugh, the excop turned novelist whose police story began its tv run in 1973, was responsible for the likevintage tv miniseries. Reviewed in the united states on 8 february 2019 verified purchase. The blue knight 1973 4h action, crime, drama tv movie 11 november 1973. The show was based on the novel by joseph wambaugh the blue knight and produced by lorimar productions. The blue knight is an american cbs crime tv series, running in 1975 and 1976. The blue knight 1973 11111973 us action, tv movie, crime, drama 4h user score. Prime time tv listings from tuesday november, 1973.
It gave rise to the 1975 tv series also named the blue knight. Robert butler with william holden, lee remick, joe santos, sam elliott, eileen brennan, vic tayback. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series the blue knight. Download free yify movies torrents in hd and watch movies online in 720p, 1080p and 3d quality. All new popular tv programs you can get from toptvshows. Watch the blue knight episodes online season 2 1976. Take a best seller, bring over a couple of highend actors from the feature arena, and create several hours of programming, without breaking the budget. People didnt jump cops and beat up on them without going to prison for assault. It follows the last days on the beat for a veteran lapd police officer, detailing his thoughts and actions from a first person perspective.
He played the lead roles in the sarge tv series, which was cancelled in 1972, by nbc, after one season, and the blue knight tv series, which was cancelled in 1976, after two seasons on cbs. Now, in this particular fall season, wambaughs special blend of police. Im descended from a man who was called, y marchog glas o went the blue knight of gwent on account of the color of his armor. The blue knight, a 1973 3hour, two part novel for television, was an early example of the format. He is due to retire after twenty years on the job, but is not letting up on the criminal element on his beat.
The blue knight tv movie 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He is due to retire after 20 years on the job, but is not letting up on the criminal element on his beat. The show was based on the best selling novel by author joseph wambaugh and produced by lorimar productions. It ran originally on nbc tv in november 1973, was directed by robert butler, and starred an all star cast headed by william holden as police officer bumper morgan.
The blue knight is set in the 1960s and is the story of a cop who plans to retire in three days. Directed by robert butler starring william holden, lee remick, anne archer, sam elliot, joe santos, vic tayback word on the street is that warner archive has located decent material for an eventual dvd release of the blue knight 1973, the terrific miniseries starring william holden as l. Feature cutdown of us tvs first ever miniseries originally aired over four nights in november 1973. William holden in the blue knight 1973 william holden and mario roccuzzo in the blue knight. It was also inspired by the 1973 tv film starring william holden, which ran before the tv show premiered. The blue knight new bluray manufactured on demand ebay.
William holden picnic won an emmy for his first madefortv movie, a fourhour adaptation of joseph wambaughs police novel the blue knight. He does lots of remembering his 20 years as a patrol cop. The blue knight bluray disc details highdef digest. The blue knight miniseries starring william holden, not.
George kennedy in his defining role as an lapd peace officer bumper morgan. The blue knight blue exorcist blue exorcist manga pages. In this case, it was william holden and lee remick. The blue knight 1973 dvd william holden, lee remick, joe. Upon returning to his inherited county seat, william became the steward of abergavenny in 1421. The blue knight 1973 cast and crew a 20year police veteran tries to solve a murder case in the last four days before he retires from the force. Two vicious hoodlums turn bumpers district into a war zone when they start targeting their fellow lawbreakers, who can. The blue knight is an american cbs crime tv series, running in 1975 and 1976, starring george kennedy as officer bumper morgan. August 6 james beck, who stars as private walker in the popular u. Season four ratings nbc 201920 season ratings updated 50220.
With george kennedy, john steadman, barbara rhoades, lee weaver. The film was shot in 1973 so it was not up to hd standards. Prime time tv listings from thursday november 15, 1973. Robert totten with tad horino li, richard loo chen, diana douglas sister richardson, carey wong wing, kinjo shibuya ah quong. Bumper follows a familiar one good cop formula and is full of interesting. Watch the blue knight season 1, episode 2 two to make deadly. The blue knight lost to columbo in the best limited series category, and costar lee remick telefon lost to the snoop sisters mildred natwick. For a limited time, get your first 4 months of audible membership for just. The main title sequence from the blue knight 19751976, which starred george kennedy and was based on a novel by author joseph.
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