A history of the blue movie is a 1970 graffiti productionssherpix, inc. The blue knight lost to columbo in the best limited series category, and costar lee remick telefon lost to the snoop sisters mildred natwick. The film was shot in 1973 so it was not up to hd standards. Later, she acted in the blue knight 197374, the crime flick dirty mary, crazy larry 1974 with peter fonda and the horror feature welcome to. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. The blue knight, a 1975 series based on wambaughs novel, starring george kennedy. The blue knight is painfully dated and stereotypic though there are poignant moments along the way, especially as it nears its abrupt and pitiful end. The blue knight is set in the 1960s and is the story of a cop who plans to retire in three days.
The 20story fidelity national bank building went up. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. His investigation leads him deep into the bowels of the. Based on a joseph wambaugh story, this police drama centers on tough, aging cop bumper morgans search for the man who killed his partner. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The blue knight tokyo mew mew, a fictional character in the manga and anime series tokyo mew mew blue knights drum and bugle corps, from colorado. Is anyone here old enough to remember the very first tv miniseries, the blue knight starring william holden and lee remick. He continued to work steadily in film throughout the seventies, appearing in the kim milford scifi motion picture laserblast 1978, the fantasy adult fairy tales 1978 with don sparks and draculas dog 1978. He also was featured in the miniseries the blue knight 197374.
I have seen many movies with william holden and he is one of my favorite back in the day stars so when i saw that the blue knight was being offered at a really good price, i decided to buy it. The narrative is written in a coarse, sometimes selfdeprecating manner. It was also inspired by the 1973 tv film the blue knight, starring william holden, which ran before the tv show premiered. William holden stars as bumper morgan, a 50 year old cop on the verge of mandatory retirement. He won the oscar for best actor for the film stalag 17 1953, and a primetime emmy award for outstanding lead actor in a limited series or movie for the television film the blue knight 1973. He is the recipient of the edgar allan poe award, the rodolfo walsh prize for investigative journalism. 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. Many police corruption films even delve into deeper issues like the role of the. It gave rise to the 1975 tv series also named the blue knight. Morgans last four days with the lapd are packed with incident, notably the trackdown of the brutal murderer of a prostitute. The blue knight tv movie 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Galaxy quest is a 1999 american science fiction comedy film directed by dean parisot and written by david howard and robert gordon. Joseph wambaugh is the new york times bestselling author of works such as the blooding, the blue knight, and the choirboys. This is one of wambaughs best written novels, in my opinion. With george kennedy, john steadman, barbara rhoades, lee weaver. Joseph wambaugh, the excop turned novelist whose police story began its tv run in 1973, was responsible for the likevintage tv miniseries the blue knight. A 20year police veteran tries to solve a murder case in the last four days before he retires from the force.
The show was based on the novel by joseph wambaugh the blue knight and produced by lorimar productions. Claire brennan was an actress who had a successful hollywood career. Feature cutdown of us tvs first ever miniseries originally aired over four nights in november 1973, perhaps now less interesting as a digest of a fair lapd. Hines marked her early career with roles in julia nbc, 19681971 and the billy dee williams crime feature hit. It follows the last days on the beat for a veteran lapd police officer, detailing his thoughts and actions from a first person perspective. Brennan marked her early career with roles in the blue knight 197374 and the death squad abc, 197374. William holden born william franklin beedle jr april 17, 1918 november 12, 1981 was an american actor who was one of the biggest boxoffice draws of the 1950s. 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 is a 1973 madefortv film based on joseph wambaughs 1973 novel the blue knight. Lead actor in a limited series or movie for the television film the blue knight. It gave rise to the 1975 tv series also named the blue.
I enjoyed the book, although its difficult to experience. William holden greets author joseph wambaugh onset of the. 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 on his beat. The blue knight miniseries starring william holden, not. A parody of and homage to sciencefiction films and series, especially star trek and its fandom, the film stars tim allen, sigourney weaver, alan rickman, tony shalhoub, sam rockwell and daryl mitchell. Even though set 50 years ago i found a number of things improbable. Their relationship did not last much beyond the completion of the film. The blue knight drama, 1973 videos bullet icon william holden, lee remick, joe santos, sam elliott. He is due to retire after 20 years on the job, but is not letting up on the criminal element on his beat. Here is a short scene in a movie that i am working on called the blue knight. The blue knight 1973 a 20year police veteran tries to solve a murder case in the last four days before he retires from the force. I especially ordered this movie with this feature, in order for my wife to be able to enjoy it too. Perhaps best known for films like cool hand luke, for which he won an oscar for best supporting actor in 1968, as well as his roles in the airport and. William holden greets author joseph wambaugh onset of the blue knight, 1973 erepbdwihoec016h from.
He does lots of remembering his 20 years as a patrol cop. Overview of blue knight, the, 1973, with tom tolbert, kenneth smedberg, norland benson, at turner classic movies. People didnt jump cops and beat up on them without going to prison for assault. 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. 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. Born in pittsburgh, pennsylvania to a police officer, wambaugh graduated with a masters in english from california state college and served in the lapd for 15 years. Blue knight was on tv in 1973 and 197576, hill street did not come on tell late 80s i believe, that left a lot of years without good police shows on tv. Lin mccarthy, george kennedy, phillip pine, charles siebert, john steadman, marc alaimo, bill fletcher, ina balin. Michael john moorcock born 18 december 1939 is an english writer and musician, primarily of science fiction and fantasy, who has also published literary novels. The blue knight, a 1973 tv film based on wambaughs novel, starring william holden.
A 20year police veteran tries to solve a murder case in the last four days before he. He is due to retire after 20 years on the job, but is not letting up on the criminal element. The additional cast includes lee remick, anne archer, sam elliott, joe. Dont want to give it away so i just added random clips from the movie. The blue knight 1973 11111973 us action, tv movie, crime, drama 4h user score. With william holden, lee remick, joe santos, sam elliott.