Warning shot
| Warning Shot | |
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DVD cover of Warning Shot
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| Directed by | Buzz Kulik |
| Produced by |
Bob Banner Buzz Kulik |
| Written by |
Whit Masterson (novel) Mann Rubin |
| Starring |
David Janssen Ed Begley Keenan Wynn Joan Collins |
| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Cinematography | Joseph F. Biroc |
| Edited by | Archie Marshek |
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Production
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Bob Banner Associates
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Release date
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Running time
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100 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Warning Shot is a 1967 film about a police sergeant who kills a man while on a stakeout, then must prove that it was self-defense. It is based on the novel 711 - Officer Needs Help by Whit Masterson.
David Janssen stars as the accused officer, with supporting performances from Ed Begley, Keenan Wynn, Joan Collins, Stefanie Powers, Sam Wanamaker, George Grizzard, Carroll O'Connor, Steve Allen, Eleanor Parker, Walter Pidgeon, George Sanders and Lillian Gish.
Baseball stars Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale signed to appear in this movie during their 1966 holdout, but never made it onto the screen when both agreed to contracts with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Filming took place between the third and fourth seasons of Janssen's television series The Fugitive. The script was written by Mann Rubin, who had authored the Fugitive episode "A Taste of Tomorrow", while the film was directed by Buzz Kulik with a jazz score by Jerry Goldsmith. It was released by Paramount Pictures.
Los Angeles police sergeant Tom Valens is on a stakeout near an upscale apartment complex when he is forced to defend himself from a mysterious figure who aims a gun at him on a foggy night. The trouble is, the dead man turns out to be a prominent physician and pillar of the community, Dr. James Ruston, and there is no gun to be found.
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