Crime ·Drama ·Thriller · United States of America · 1969 · 1h 42m

Pendulum

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Director
George Schaefer
Cast
George Peppard as Capt. Frank Matthews Jean Seberg as Adele Matthews Richard Kiley as Woodrow Wilson King Charles McGraw as Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand Madeleine Sherwood as Mrs. Eileen Sanderson Robert F. Lyons as Paul Martin Sanderson
Crew
Lionel Lindon — Director of Photography Hugh S. Fowler — Editor Walter Scharf — Original Music Composer Stanley Niss — Writer Stanley Niss — Producer Walter M. Simonds — Production Design
Tagline

A motion picture with the hard edge of today!

Synopsis

On the evening of his decoration for bringing a murderer to justice, Washington DC Police Captain Frank Matthews' wife, and her lover are murdered in bed. Jailed as the prime suspect, with the aforementioned murderer released on a technicality Matthews escapes in search of the man he believes to be the real killer.

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Mood & Themes
falsely accusedmurderon the rundeathpolice captain
Key Collaborators
George Schaefer Director Lionel Lindon Director of Photography Hugh S. Fowler Editor Walter Scharf Original Music Composer Stanley Niss Writer Stanley Niss Producer Walter M. Simonds Production Design
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