Crime ·Drama ·Action ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1978 · 3h 6m

To Kill a Cop

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Director
Gary Nelson
Cast
Joe Don Baker as Chief Earl M. Eischied Louis Gossett Jr. as Everett Walker Patrick O'Neal as Police Commissioner Desi Arnaz Jr. as Martin Delahanty Christine Belford as Agnes Cusack Eartha Kitt as Paula
Crew
Gayne Rescher — Director of Photography Donald R. Rode — Editor Harry Kaye — Editor Lee Holdridge — Original Music Composer Ernest Tidyman — Writer Robert Daley — Novel
Synopsis

Earl Eischied is a man with his hands full. As the Chief of Detectives in New York City he is trying to break up a group of black militants that are on a crime spree including the killing of a police officer. He is also trying to battle with a mayor and police commissioner that want him out of his job.

Key Collaborators
Gary Nelson Director Gayne Rescher Director of Photography Donald R. Rode Editor Harry Kaye Editor Lee Holdridge Original Music Composer Ernest Tidyman Writer Robert Daley Novel James H. Brown Producer
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