Blood & Orchids (1986)
4h
Running Time
February 23, 1986Release Date
Blood & Orchids (1986)
4h
Running Time
February 23, 1986Release Date
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Plot.
Hester Murdoch is found naked and nearly beaten to death by four young Hawaiian men on the beach and taken to the hospital. Some of the men didn't want to get involved, fearing they might be blamed, because she was white, but do so anyway. Almost immediately everyone suspects they are to blame. When Hester's politically influential mother Doris finds out what really happened, she fearing a scandal, forces her daughter to blame the men who rescued her, of raping and beating her. It's up to detective Curt Maddox, to find out what really happened, and their Hawaiian lawyer to do the impossible. Convince a white court of law, that they are innocent.
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Cast & Crew.
Kris Kristofferson
Capt. Curtis 'Curt' Maddox
Jane Alexander
Doris Ashley
Sean Young
Leonore Bergman
Susan Blakely
Marie Farrell
José Ferrer
Walter Bergman
David Clennon
Phillip Murray
Jerry Thorpe
Director
George Coe
Dr. Lansing
Details.
Release DateFebruary 23, 1986
StatusReleased
Running Time4h
Filming LocationsHonolulu, United States of America
Genres
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Wiki.
Blood & Orchids is a 1986 made-for-TV crime-drama film. Written for the screen by Norman Katkov, it was an adaptation of Katkov's own novel which, in turn, was inspired by the 1932 Massie Trial in Honolulu, Hawaii. It was typical of many crime dramas produced during the period.