A homicide detective begins to suspect that the black teenager accused of murdering two white girls is being framed by his fellow detectives.A homicide detective begins to suspect that the black teenager accused of murdering two white girls is being framed by his fellow detectives.A homicide detective begins to suspect that the black teenager accused of murdering two white girls is being framed by his fellow detectives.
- Won 2 Primetime Emmys
- 3 wins & 4 nominations total
José Ferrer
- Jake Weinhaus
- (as Jose Ferrer)
- Director
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Did you know
- TriviaThe film is based on an actual case known as the "Career Girl" murders that happened on 28 August 1963. It was the date on which Martin Luther King delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech, as mentioned in the film.
- GoofsWhen Lt. Theo Kojack drives to Lewis Humes's party, a camera shot inside his Ford Torino shows the car has a plastic, sport side-view mirror on the driver's door. When he arrives and parks to proceed to the party, the Torino now has a metal, square, chrome, side-view mirror on the driver's door.
- Quotes
Jake Weinhaus: That's a nice woman, Saul. She managed to say goodbye even though I told her I couldn't save her son.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 25th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1973)
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Excellent
I agree with the other comment on this-I feel this is an excellent film and, when i voted for this film I noticed that many of the high votes were by people roughly the same age as me (18) who, like me, probably don't remember when this was originally shown- I feel this speaks volumes about how relevant and engaging this film remains after all these years... and don't get me wrong - I have hardly ever seen Kojak but this film as it stands on its own makes sense and is very good. I wont spoil the film but I'll just say that I also like how the film doesn't really have a definite answer and leaves the viewer to agree or disagree with the ending. I'd recommend buying this if you can as It's a good price these days but still a great film.
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- richardsmith5000
- Jun 3, 2006
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- Also known as
- Der Mordfall Marcus-Nelson
- Filming locations
- St Johns Pl and East New York Avenue, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA(Patrolman Stabile first finds Lewis Humes - north corner - then phones from police callbox - east corner of East New York Avenue and Strauss St.)
- Production companies
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- Runtime2 hours 5 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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By what name was The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973) officially released in India in English?
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