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Mar 8, 1973 · The Marcus-Nelson Murders: Directed by Joseph Sargent. With Telly Savalas, Marjoe Gortner, José Ferrer, Ned Beatty. A homicide detective begins to suspect that the black teenager accused of murdering two white girls is being framed by his fellow detectives.
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- Crime, Drama
- Joseph Sargent
- 1973-03-08
Mar 8, 1973 · The issues raised in “The Marcus‐Nelson Murders” are serious and complicated. Mr. Mann's use of fact and fiction for his “indictment” has only added to the complicatins. Wylie-Hoffert ...
Sep 4, 2005 · Worth quoting the review of the pilot film itself: Kojak: The Complete Movie Collection opens with what many Kojak fans dismayed of ever seeing again: the superlative 1973 TV movie, The Marcus-Nelson Murders, that served as the Kojak series' pilot.
Jun 15, 2019 · Systemic racism was on full display in The Marcus Nelson Murders, which proved highly successful and topical upon its release. But what viewers mistook for simple entertainment was in fact a warning to the audience.
Feb 28, 2022 · The Marcus-Nelson Murders was based on Selwyn Raab's factual book on the corrupt investigation, Justice in the Back Room. Developed by Abby Mann, the TV movie depicts many true facets of the real-life case and is an effective police procedural with a suitably gritty evocation of the early 1970s.
"The Marcus-Nelson Murders" was originally written as a theatrical film but no studio wanted to produce it due to its negative portrayal of the police force. This feature length pilot, would bear little resemblance to the regular show, owing to the accurate but decidedly bleak portrayal of police and political corruption.
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The Marcus-Nelson Murders had it been released theatrically might have been in Oscar contention, it's that good. Although Jose Ferrer gets top billing by dint of his Oscar the film serves to introduce Telly Savalas as Lt. Theo Kojak, a most incorruptible cop dedicated to the truth.
