Rufmord (1963)
Cole Clinton, einer der bekanntesten Einwohner von Durango in New Mexico, wurde brutal ermordet. Der junge Anwalt David Mitchell wird zum Anwalt des Verdächtigen Ben Brown bestellt. Mitchell glaubt zuerst an Browns Schuld, doch das geschriebene Geständnis, das ihm vorgelegt wird, steht im krassen Widerspruch zu Browns Aussagen, die er gegenüber Mitchell macht. Mitchells einzige Unterstützung kommt vom pensionierten Anwalt Art Harper und dessen Tochter Susan. Der politisch ambitionierte Staatsanwalt Norris Bixby weigert sich, wichtige Zeugen in den Zeugenstand zu rufen. Als auch Browns Ehefrau Laura Mae nicht aussagen soll, ist Mitchell überzeugt, dass Brown Opfer einer Intrige ist..
Der Regisseur:
Boris Sagal
Der Autor:
Henry Denker
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Richard Chamberlain as David Mitchell |
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Nick Adams as Ben Brown |
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Claude Rains as Art Harper |
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Joan Blackman as Susan Harper |
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James Gregory as Norris Bixby |
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Joey Heatherton as Laura Mae Brown |
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Pat Buttram as Cole Clinton |
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Jeanette Nolan as Amy Clinton |
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Edgar Stehli as Judge James Tucker |
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James Bell as Charles Crispin |
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George Mitchell as District Attorney Paul Farish |
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Don 'Red' Barry as Judson Elliot |
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Bert Freed as Sheriff Buck Wheeler |
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Robin Raymond as Tess Braden |
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June Dayton as Vera Driscoll |
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Arch Johnson as Mac McWade |
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Linda Evans as Alice Clinton |
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Leon Alton as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Don Anderson as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Lee Anthony as Clinton's Son (uncredited) |
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Walter Bacon as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Henry Beckman as Man Stirring Up Crowd (uncredited) |
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John Breen as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Dick Cherney as Townsman (uncredited) |
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Noble 'Kid' Chissell as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Gene Coogan as Bailiff (uncredited) |
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Dick Crockett as Bartender (uncredited) |
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Rupert Crosse as Jailer's Assistant (uncredited) |
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Bobby Gilbert as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Chuck Hamilton as Juror (uncredited) |
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Sam Harris as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Jimmie Horan as Bailiff (uncredited) |
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Clark Howat as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Michael Jeffers as Bailiff (uncredited) |
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Jerry Schumacher as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Directing | Boris Sagal | Director |
| Writing | Henry Denker | Screenplay |
| Sound | Johnny Green | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Paul Groesse | Art Direction |
| Crew | Dick Crockett | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sylvia Posner | Wardrobe Master |
| Directing | Betty A. Griffin | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Agnes Flanagan | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Joe Jackman | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Hugh S. Fowler | Editor |
| Art | Robert Schultz | Props |
| Camera | Philip H. Lathrop | Director of Photography |
| Art | Hugh Hunt | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Donald Roberts | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Larry Jost | Sound Mixer |
| Art | George W. Davis | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Keats | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Al Shenberg | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Gil Perkins | Stunts |
| Camera | Cliff King | First Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Richard Lang | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Truwe | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Al Dewlen | Novel |
| Production | William Perlberg | Producer |
| Production | Gordon Cornell Layne | Associate Producer |
| Art | Henry Grace | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Tuttle | Makeup Supervisor |
| Editing | Jules Nayfack | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Franklin Milton | Recording Supervision |
| Production | George Seaton | Producer |
| Sound | Larry Hadsell | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ron Berkeley | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Bernie Hurlen | Sound Recordist |