William Holden
Bumper Morgan
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Premise. Bumper Morgan is a 20-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department who is scheduled to retire in a week. Before he leaves, he must work on the murder of a prostitute in one of LA's far corners. Along the way, he must grapple with vicious thugs, his fellow officers who have mixed feelings about his retirement, and his woman who ...
Nov 11, 1973 · The Blue Knight: Directed by Robert Butler. With William Holden, Lee Remick, Joe Santos, Sam Elliott. Bumper Morgan is a veteran Los Angeles Police Department street cop. He is due to retire after twenty years on the job, but is not letting up on the criminal element on his beat.
This is a movie version of the best-selling novel by Joseph Wambaugh, the ex-cop who turned writer to successfully tell of his experiences here and on the series "Police Woman" and "Joe Forrester", as well as "The Blue Knight" series with George Kennedy taking over the lead role from William Holden.
Released November 11th, 1973, 'The Blue Knight' stars William Holden, Lee Remick, Joe Santos, Sam Elliott The movie has a runtime of about 3 hr 8 min, and received a user score of 63 (out of...
The Blue Knight is a 1973 television miniseries and theatrical film adapted from Joseph Wambaugh's 1973 novel The Blue Knight. It inspired the 1975 TV series also titled The Blue Knight. The miniseries was broadcast on NBC TV in November 1973, consisted of four one-hour episodes, was directed by Robert Butler, and featured an all star cast ...
William Holden (PICNIC) won an Emmy for his first made-for-TV movie, a four-hour adaptation of Joseph Wambaugh’s police novel THE BLUE KNIGHT. NBC aired it over four consecutive nights in November 1973 with incompatible lead-ins (such as Elvis Presley, Bob Hope, and Sammy Davis Jr. variety specials).
Nov 11, 1973 · Characteristics. Themes. Murder Investigations | Serial Killers. Keywords. police-officer, pursuit, serial-killer, aging, prostitute/prostitution. Find trailers, reviews, synopsis, awards and cast information for The Blue Knight (1973) - Robert Butler on AllMovie - Joseph Wambaugh, the ex-cop turned novelist whose…
