Death Sentence (1974 film) explained

Genre:Crime
Mystery
Thriller
Teleplay:John Neufeld
Director:E.W. Swackhamer
Starring:Cloris Leachman
Laurence Luckinbill
Nick Nolte
Alan Oppenheimer
Music:Laurence Rosenthal
Country:United States
Language:English
Producer:Aaron Spelling
Leonard Goldberg
Editor:Leon Carrere
Cinematography:Tim Southcott
Runtime:74 minutes
Company:Spelling-Goldberg Productions
20th Century Fox Television
Network:ABC

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]

Plot

A 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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Roberts, Jerry. Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. 2009. Scarecrow Press. 9780810863781. page 578
  2. Web site: Fisher. Kieran. Nick Nolte Plays Against Type In 1974's 'Death Sentence'. 22 March 2020. Film School Rejects. 25 March 2020.
  3. Web site: Clark. Amy. Aaron Spelling Dies At 83. 23 June 2006. CBS News. 10 January 2018.
  4. News: Thomas. Bob. Prime-time life ends with long list of credits. 25 June 2006. The Age. 10 January 2018.
  5. Book: Deal, David. Television Fright Films of the 1970s. 2011. McFarland. 9780786455140. page 41
  6. Book: McKenna, Michael. The ABC Movie of the Week: Big Movies for the Small Screen. 2013. Scarecrow Press. 9780810891579. page 223