The Hanged Man (1964 film)
1964 American TV series or program
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The Hanged Man is a 1964 American made-for-television crime drama film directed by Don Siegel,[1] in which a gunman seeks to avenge the death of his friend, who he believes was murdered. It is considered the second television film in broadcast history. It debuted on NBC on November 18, 1964.[2]
| The Hanged Man | |
|---|---|
Italian poster | |
| Genre | Crime Drama |
| Based on | |
| Written by | Jack Laird Stanford Whitmore |
| Directed by | Donald Siegel |
| Starring | Robert Culp Edmond O'Brien Vera Miles Norman Fell Seymour Cassel Stan Getz Archie Moore |
| Music by | Benny Carter Stanley Wilson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Raymond Wagner |
| Cinematography | Bud Thackery |
| Editor | Richard Belding |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Production company | Revue Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | November 18, 1964 |
The story is based on Ride the Pink Horse, a 1947 film based on a novel by Dorothy B. Hughes.[3]
Plot
When a gunman's best friend is murdered he sets out to find the killers and ends up concocting a scheme to blackmail a corrupt leader of a labor union who's to blame.
Cast
- Robert Culp as Harry Pace
- Edmond O'Brien as Arnie Seeger
- Vera Miles as Lois Seeger
- Norman Fell as Gaylord Grebb
- Gene Raymond as Whitey Devlin
- J. Carrol Naish as Uncle Picaud
- Pat Buttram as Otis Honeywell
- Brenda Scott as Celine
- Edgar Bergen as Hotel Clerk
- Al Lettieri as Al
- Seymour Cassel as Bellboy
- Stan Getz as Himself
- Astrud Gilberto as Herself
- Archie Moore as Xavier