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Nightmare in Chicago

  • TV Movie
  • 1964
  • 1h 21m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Nightmare in Chicago (1964)
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In Chicago, the police are man-hunting a serial killer of blonde women and end-up car-chasing him through the complex maze of state highways.In Chicago, the police are man-hunting a serial killer of blonde women and end-up car-chasing him through the complex maze of state highways.In Chicago, the police are man-hunting a serial killer of blonde women and end-up car-chasing him through the complex maze of state highways.

  • Director
    • Robert Altman
  • Writers
    • William P. McGivern
    • David Moessinger
  • Stars
    • Charles McGraw
    • Robert Ridgely
    • Ted Knight
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    160
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    • Director
      • Robert Altman
    • Writers
      • William P. McGivern
      • David Moessinger
    • Stars
      • Charles McGraw
      • Robert Ridgely
      • Ted Knight
    • 9User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Charles McGraw
    Charles McGraw
    • Harry Brockman
    Robert Ridgely
    Robert Ridgely
    • Dan McVeay
    Ted Knight
    Ted Knight
    • Commissioner Lombardo
    Philip Abbott
    Philip Abbott
    • Myron Ellis
    Barbara Turner
    Barbara Turner
    • Bernadette Wells
    Charlene Lee
    • Wynnette
    Douglas A. Alleman
    • Ralph
    Arlene Kieta
    • The Blond
    John A. Alonzo
    John A. Alonzo
    • Officer Miller
    Robert H. Harris
    Robert H. Harris
    • Officer Newman
    • (as Robert Harris)
    Catherine Eggers
    • Mother with children
    Bruce Gray
    • Director
      • Robert Altman
    • Writers
      • William P. McGivern
      • David Moessinger
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    • Trivia
      This television movie was originally broadcast as an episode of Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963), one of the three episodes that Robert Altman directed.
    • Alternate versions
      "Nightmare In Chicago edited from Once Upon A Savage Night" Original TV Production was episode 21 of season 1 of Kraft Suspense Theatre. 'Nightmare In Chicago' was 1969 theatrical release expanded from 1 hour to 1 hour 21 minutes.
    • Connections
      Remake of Kraft Suspense Theatre: Once Upon a Savage Night (1964)

    User reviews9

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    Pretty darn scary, engaging, nuanced and weird

    I've been hoping this would be released on one format or another ever since I watched it on TV in 1974, when I thought it the equal of anything Fellini, Godard, or Antonioni had produced. Of course, I was 18 years old at the time and high on acid, and had yet to see the films of Fellini, Godard, & Antonioni but to this day I am convinced that Altman really broke the crime genre mold with this one. Ted Knight is a revelation as a beleaguered authority figure, displaying acting chops apart from what we would associate with the pompous clown Ted

    Baxter. I would love to see this again. My recollection is that it was full of textural details and was truly creepy.
    • bfinley323
    • Aug 22, 2004
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    • Release date
      • April 2, 1964 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Coşmar în Chicago
    • Filming locations
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production company
      • Roncom Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 21 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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