Death Sentence
GenreCrime
Mystery
Thriller
Based onAfter the Trial
by Eric Roman
Written byJohn Neufeld
(teleplay)
Directed byE.W. Swackhamer
StarringCloris Leachman
Laurence Luckinbill
Nick Nolte
Alan Oppenheimer
Music byLaurence Rosenthal
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersAaron Spelling
Leonard Goldberg
CinematographyTim Southcott
EditorLeon Carrere
Running time74 minutes
Production companiesSpelling-Goldberg Productions
20th Century Fox Television
Original release
NetworkABC
Release
  • October 2, 1974 (1974-10-02)

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

References

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

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Works produced by Aaron Spelling
Films directed by E. W. Swackhamer
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