Terrible Joe Moran | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Frank Cucci |
Directed by | Joseph Sargent |
Starring |
James Cagney Art Carney Ellen Barkin Lawrence Tierney |
Music by | Charles Gross |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
Production | |
Producer(s) |
Robert Halmi Jr. David R. Kappes (supervising producer) Marge Zimmerman (associate producer) |
Location(s) | New York City |
Cinematography | Mike Fash |
Editor(s) | Eric Albertson |
Running time | 120 minutes |
Production company(s) | Robert Halmi |
Distributor | CBS |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Original release | March 27, 1984 |
Terrible Joe Moran is a 1984 television film directed by Joseph Sargent. The TV-movie stars James Cagney in his final film, Art Carney, and Ellen Barkin. The film, about an aging ex-boxer (Cagney) who needs to use a wheelchair for mobility, won an Emmy Award in 1984. Clips from Cagney's 1932 boxing picture Winner Take All were used to illustrate the character's earlier career.