Death Scream
| Death Scream | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Crime Drama |
| Written by | Stirling Silliphant |
| Directed by | Richard T. Heffron |
| Starring | Lucie Arnaz Edward Asner Eric Braeden Art Carney Diahann Carroll Kate Jackson Cloris Leachman Tina Louise Nancy Walker Raul Julia John P. Ryan Phillip Clark |
| Theme music composer | Gil Melle |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Ron Bernstein |
| Producers | Deanne Barkley Howard Rosenman Donald March |
| Cinematography | Gene Polito |
| Editor | David Newhouse |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Production company | Robert Stigwood Organization |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 26, 1975 |
Death Scream is a 1975 American made-for-television crime drama film loosely based on an actual event concerning the real-life account of Kitty Genovese, "a young woman whose murder was witnessed by fifteen of her neighbors who did nothing to help and refused to cooperate with the police."[1] It originally aired on ABC on September 26, 1975.
The film had the working title of Homicide, and its rerun title was The Woman Who Cried Murder.
Premise
[edit]On March 13, 1964, Catherine "Kitty" Genovese was attacked and viciously stabbed several times by a psychopath while nearby residents watched but did nothing to help.
Cast
[edit]- Raul Julia as Detective Nick Rodriguez
- John P. Ryan as Detective Dave Lambert
- Phillip Clark as Detective Johnny Bellon
- Lucie Arnaz as Judy
- Ed Asner as Peter Singleton
- Cloris Leachman as Mrs. Singleton
- Art Carney as Mr. Jacobs
- Diahann Carroll as Betty May
- Kate Jackson as Carol
- Tina Louise as Hilda Murray
- Nancy Walker as Mrs. Jacobs
- Eric Braeden as Kosinsky
- Thelma Houston as Lady Wing Ding
- Dimitra Arliss as Mrs. Kosinsky
- Bert Freed as Detective Ross
- Allyn Ann McLerie as Alice Whitmore
- Tony Dow as Joey
- Sally Kirkland as Mary
- Belinda Balaski as Jenny Storm
- Helen Hunt as Teila
- Joan Goodfellow as Mrs. Daniels
- Les Lannom as Mr. Daniels
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Marill, Alvin H. Movies Made For Television, Da Capo Press, Inc., reprint by arrangement with Arlington House Publishers, New York, NY, 1980.
External links
[edit]- Death Scream at IMDb
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- 1975 films
- 1975 television films
- American television films
- Films directed by Richard T. Heffron
- Films scored by Gil Mellé
- Films set in New York City
- Films with screenplays by Stirling Silliphant
- Television films based on actual events
- 1975 English-language films
- American drama television films
- American Broadcasting Company original films
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