Death Scream is a 1975 American made-for-television crime drama film loosely based on an actual event concerning the real-life account of "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.
| Death Scream | |
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| 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 |
The film had the working title of Homicide, and its rerun title was The Woman Who Cried Murder.
Premise
editOn 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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