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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.
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- Crime, Drama
- Joseph Sargent
- 1973-03-08
Dec 31, 2014 · 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 Beatty, Marjoe Gortner and Roger Robinson.
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.
- Joseph Sargent
- Allen Garfield
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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 Bea...
The film is based on an actual case known as the "Career Girl" murders that happened on 28 August 1963. It was the date on which 'Martin Luther King Jr.' delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech, as m...After Telly Savalas died, the movie was shown again for the first time in nearly 20 years, this time with a short clip of Telly and the words "Dedicated to the memory of Aristotle 'Telly' Savalas 1...Telly Savalas' real-life brother George Savalas appears in this film, but playing a different character to the Det. Stavros character he would play throughout the later Kojak TV series.In this pilot film, the lead character's name is spelled "Kojack" (with a "c"). The "c" was taken out when "Kojak" became a series.Telly Savalas as Lt. Theo KojakMarjoe Gortner as Teddy HopperJosé Ferrer (Credited as Jose Ferrer) as Jake WeinhausNed Beatty as Det. Dan CorriganS1E0 Pilot Movie episode - The Marcus Nelson Murders full episodeLt. Theo Kojak (Telly Savalas) believes that a black youth who confessed to the murder of tw...
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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 Manhattan apartment.
- Crime, Drama
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