Telly Savalas
Lt. Theo Kojak
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Mar 8, 1973 · The Marcus-Nelson Murders: Directed by Joseph Sargent. With Telly Savalas, Marjoe Gortner, José Ferrer, Ned Beatty. A homicide detective begins to suspect that the black teenager accused of murdering two white girls is being framed by his fellow detectives.
The case served as the basis of the 1973 television movie The Marcus-Nelson Murders, which in turn served as a pilot for the crime drama series Kojak. [21] The Killings , a 1973 novel by Edgar-winning author Clark Howard, also fictionalized the case, changing the setting from New York to Los Angeles .
Dec 31, 2014 · Lt. Theo Kojak (Telly Savalas) believes that a black youth who confessed to the murder of two white girls was beaten and coerced by his police interrogators and is innocent of the crime. Based on the 1963 Wylie-Hoffert murders, the brutal rape and murder of two young professional women in Manhattan, this is the 138-minute pilot episode with Ned ...
The acclaimed TV adaptation of Selwyn Raab's book based on the Wylie-Hoffert murders in Manhattan in 1963, resulting in the case that ultimately led to the Supreme Court's Miranda decision three years later. Both director Sargent and writer Mann won Emmy Awards, and Telly Savalas received a...
Plot. Lt. Theo Kojak (Telly Savalas) believes that a black youth who confessed to the murder of two white girls was beaten and coerced by his police interrogators and is innocent of the crime. Based on the 1963 Wylie-Hoffert murders, the brutal rape and murder of two young professional women in Manhattan, this is the 138-minute pilot episode ...
The Marcus-Nelson Murders (TV Movie 1973) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Buy The Marcus-Nelson Murders on Prime Video. Based on a real-life case, Lieutenant Theo Kojack (Telly Savalas) leads an investigation into the murders of two women who were found in their...
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