The Blue Knight (1973)
3h 8m
Running Time
November 11, 1973Release Date
The Blue Knight (1973)
3h 8m
Running Time
November 11, 1973Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Bumper Morgan is a veteran Los Angeles Police Department street cop. He is due to retire after 20 years on the job, but is not letting up on the criminal element on his beat.
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Cast & Crew.
William Holden
Bumper Morgan
Lee Remick
Cassie Walters
Joe Santos
Sgt. Cruz Segovia
Sam Elliott
Detective Charlie Bronski
Eileen Brennan
Glenda
Robert Butler
Director
Vic Tayback
Neil Grogan
Joseph Wambaugh
Writer
Anne Archer
Laila
E. Jack Neuman
Writer
Lucille Benson
Elmira Gooch
Jamie Farr
Yasser Hafiz
Walter Coblenz
Producer
Nelson Riddle
Composer
Michael D. Margulies
Cinematographer
Ja'net DuBois
Celia Louisa
Mario Roccuzzo
Harold Wagner
David Moody
Marvin Haywood
George DiCenzo
Zoot Lafferty
Raymond Guth
Lieutenant Hilliard
Emile Meyer
Harry Debbs
John Quade
Knobby Booker
Ronald L. Schwary
Assistant Director
Patricia Norris
Costume Design
Samuel E. Beetley
Editor
George Gaines
Set Decoration
Marjorie Fowler
Editor
Hilyard M. Brown
Art Direction
Neil T. Maffeo
Associate Producer
Gene Fowler Jr.
Editor
Lee Rich
Executive Producer
Tom Ellingwood
Makeup Artist
Media.
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Wiki.
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 (including commercials), was directed by Robert Butler, and featured an all star cast headed by William Holden as Police Officer Bumper Morgan. The additional cast includes Lee Remick, Anne Archer, Sam Elliott, Joe Santos, and Vic Tayback. It was later released as a film in condensed form.