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Brief Synopsis. Read More. A police action drama dealing with a maverick chief of detectives with two cop killings and a rash of bank robberies on his hands who is forced to wage war against a back-stabbing police commissioner with political ambitions and a black revolutionary leader plotting a police massacre. Emmy Award nom.
Apr 10, 1978 · To Kill a Cop: Directed by Gary Nelson. With Joe Don Baker, Desi Arnaz Jr., Christine Belford, Scott Brady. Earl Eischied is a man with his hands full. As the Chief of Detectives in New York City, he is trying to break up a group of black militants that are on a crime spree, including the killing of a police officer.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Gary Nelson
- 1978-04-10
Nov 5, 2023 · This is the TV-movie pilot to the EISCHIED police series with Joe Don Baker, Alan Oppenheimer, Alan Fudge, and Eddie Egan, which started a year later. Orig...
- 96 min
- 43.5K
- Executive Decision
To Kill a Cop. 1978. 3 hr 6 mins. Drama. NR. Watchlist. A detective (Joe Don Baker) seeks a gang of cop-killing revolutionists. Pilot for the series "Eischeid." Louis Gossett Jr., Patrick O'Neal ...
To Kill a Cop (TV Movie 1978) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Earl Eischied is a man with his hands full. As the Chief of Detectives in New York City he is trying to break up a group of black militants that are on a crime spree including the killing of a police officer. He is also trying to battle with a mayor and police commissioner that want him out of his job. Gary Nelson. Director. Robert Daley. Novel.
Earl Eischied (Joe Don Baker) is the Chief of Detectives in New York City and spends most of the 3 hours here trying to juggle a bunch of storylines, including a group of black militants (F.E.A.R.) who are killing cops and robbing banks, the Chief of Police trying to get rid of Eischied mostly via an allegation that he stole 2 suits for his son.
