George Peppard
Capt. Frank Matthews
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In Washington, D.C., police captain Frank Matthews's career is on the rise, having just been appointed consultant for a powerful U.S. senator. His domestic life, however, is questionable. He suspects his wife of having an affair with an old flame. One evening, after appearing at a political function in Baltimore, Matthews decides not to return ...
- Stanley Niss
- George Schaefer
- Stanley Niss
Pendulum: Directed by George Schaefer. With George Peppard, Jean Seberg, Richard Kiley, Charles McGraw. When police captain Frank Matthews is accused of murdering his adulterous wife and her lover he avoids arrest and sets out to find the killer.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- George Schaefer
- 1969-02-14
The movie is written ineptly, and the audience giggled at a lot of awkward dialog. Not so amusing was the characterization of the Negro maid; other than that stereotyped maid who still inhabits Tom and Jerry cartoons, she's the first laws-a-mercy black maid in years. George Peppard, a better actor than his recent roles indicate, is competent.
Summaries. When police captain Frank Matthews is accused of murdering his adulterous wife and her lover he avoids arrest and sets out to find the killer. On the evening of his decoration for bringing a murderer to justice, Washington DC Police Captain Frank Matthews' wife, and her lover are murdered in bed. Jailed as the prime suspect, with the ...
Pendulum R Released Mar 21, 1969 1h 46m Mystery & Thriller List Reviews Capt. Frank Matthews (George Peppard) made his career catching rapist and murderer Paul Sanderson (Robert F. Lyons).
- George Schaefer
- Mystery & Thriller
- George Peppard
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On the evening of his decoration for bringing a murderer to justice, Washington DC Police Captain Frank Matthews’ wife, and her lover are murdered in bed. Jailed as the prime suspect, with the aforementioned murderer released on a technicality Matthews escapes in search of the man he believes to be the real killer. Cast.
Released in United States Winter January 1969. Released in United States March 1996. Released in United States Winter January 1969. Released in United States March 1996 (Shown in New York City (Film Forum) as part of program "The Films of Jean Seberg" March 15-28, 1996.)
