The Blue Knight [Blu-ray]

Director: Robert Butler Robert Butler

Overview

Joseph Wambaugh, the ex-cop turned novelist whose Police Story began its TV run in 1973, was responsible for the like-vintage TV miniseries The Blue Knight. William Holden stars as Bumper Morgan, a 50 year old cop on the verge of mandatory retirement. Morgan's last four days with the LAPD are packed with incident, notably the trackdown of the brutal murderer of a prostitute. Lee Remick plays Morgan's faithful lady friend, who is anxious for her man to retire but who will tolerate no criticism from anyone of the job the police are doing. Emmies went to William Holden, director Robert Butler and editors Marjorie and Gene Fowler Jr., while Lee Remick received an Emmy nomination. The film itself is derivative at times (one chunk of dialogue is lifted bodily from the Jane Fonda vehicle Klute), but otherwise is as realistic a portrayal of police work as TV censors would allow in 1973. Originally telecast in four one-hour installments, Blue Knight was cut to 103 minutes for syndication; a second Blue Knight TV movie, filmed in 1975 and starring George Kennedy as Bumper Morgan, served as the pilot for a short-lived TV series.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/11/2018
UPC:	0888574770716
Original Release:	1973
Rating:	NR
Source:	Warner Archives
Language:	English
Time:	3:08:00
Sales rank:	19,429

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

William Holden	Bumper Morgan
Lee Remick	Cassie Walters
Joe Santos	Sergeant Cruz Segovia
Sam Elliott	Detective Charlie Bronski
David Moody	Actor
Eileen Brennan	Glenda
Vic Tayback	Neil Grogan
Anne Archer	Laila
Lucille Benson	Elmira Gooch
Ja'net DuBois	Celia Louise
Mario Roccuzzo	Actor
Jamie Farr	Yasser Hafiz
Gloria LeRoy	Actor
Richard Collier	Actor
George DiCenzo	Zoot Lafferty
Raymond Guth	Actor
John Quade	Knobby Booker
Arell Blanton	Actor
Helen Boll	Actor
Simmy Bow	Actor
Don Calfa	Actor
Lou Cutell	Actor
Alan Fudge	Actor
John Furlong	Actor
Stan Haze	Actor
Howard Hesseman	Actor
Randy Kirby	Actor
Jon Korkes	Actor
Arthur Malet	Actor
Karmin Murcelo	Actor
Rudy Ramos	Actor
Lee Weaver	Actor
Jason Wingreen	Actor
Richard Wright	Actor
Emile G. Meyer	Actor
Michael Stearns	Actor
Nelson Riddle	Composer

Technical Credits

E. Neuman

Robert Butler	Director
Walter Coblenz	Producer
E. Neuman	Screenwriter
Lee Rich	Executive Producer