Sarge: The Badge or the Cross (1971)
After his wife is murdered, a veteran cop quits the police department and becomes a priest. Several years later he is assigned to a parish where he meets the man who killed his wife -- and discovers that the killer was gunning for him instead. The first of two feature-length pilots for the series "Sarge."
Director: Richard A. Colla
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George Kennedy as Sarge Swanson |
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Ricardo Montalban as Al Matteo |
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Nico Minardos as Nico |
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Diane Baker as Carol Swanson |
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Stewart Moss as Father Terrence |
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Sallie Shockley as Valerie |
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Larry Gates as Arnie Bigelow |
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Harold Sakata as Kenji Takichi |
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Naomi Stevens as Mama Bain |
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Henry Wilcoxon as Bishop Andrade |
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Stanley Livingston as Charlie |
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Dana Elcar as Father Frank Dinsmore |
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Ramon Bieri as Chief Dewey |
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Walter Brooke as Rector |
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Charles Tyner as Hawley |
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David Huddleston as Tyler |
| Art | Sydney Z. Litwack | Art Direction |
| Editing | Robert L. Kimble | Editor |
| Art | Joe Alves | Art Direction |
| Directing | Richard A. Colla | Director |
| Sound | Dave Grusin | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Jacques R. Marquette | Director of Photography |
| Production | Richard A. Colla | Executive Producer |
| Production | David Levinson | Producer |
| Writing | Don Mankiewicz | Writer |
