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Sam Cade

  • TV Movie
  • 1972
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
76
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Sam Cade (1972)
ActionCrimeDramaWestern

Sam Cade was the first feature-length "movie" put together from episodes of Cade's County. Sam Cade is targeted for assassination when he is scheduled to testify against a man kingpin.Sam Cade was the first feature-length "movie" put together from episodes of Cade's County. Sam Cade is targeted for assassination when he is scheduled to testify against a man kingpin.Sam Cade was the first feature-length "movie" put together from episodes of Cade's County. Sam Cade is targeted for assassination when he is scheduled to testify against a man kingpin.

  • Directors
    • Marvin J. Chomsky
    • Richard Donner
  • Stars
    • Edward Asner
    • Edgar Buchanan
    • Betty Ann Carr
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    76
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    • Directors
      • Marvin J. Chomsky
      • Richard Donner
    • Stars
      • Edward Asner
      • Edgar Buchanan
      • Betty Ann Carr
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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    Edward Asner
    Edward Asner
      Edgar Buchanan
      Edgar Buchanan
      • J.J. Jackson
      • (archive footage)
      Betty Ann Carr
      Betty Ann Carr
      • Betty Ann Sundown
      • (archive footage)
      Sandra Ego
      Sandra Ego
      • Joanie Little Bird
      • (archive footage)
      Glenn Ford
      Glenn Ford
      • Sam Cade
      • (archive footage)
      Peter Ford
      • Deputy Pete
      • (archive footage)
      Taylor Lacher
      Taylor Lacher
      • Arlo Pritchard
      • (archive footage)
      Darren McGavin
      Darren McGavin
        Loretta Swit
        Loretta Swit
        • Ginny Lomax
        • Directors
          • Marvin J. Chomsky
          • Richard Donner
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        2sandcrab277

        very stupidly contrived

        From the onset we knew how this film was headed, mostly due to the back slapping good ole boy darren mcgavin's smug style of acting ... its also telegraphed and even a dumb hick sheriff played by glenn ford should have figured it out seconds after seeing his ole buddy from the korean war...kudos to loretta "hot lips" swit.

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        • Trivia
          Though having a pivotal role in the movie, Loretta Swit didn't make the cast listing.
        • Goofs
          Sam, J.J. and Pete are discussing the ballistics comparison of the bullets that killed Bob Maxwell, the grand jury witness, and the one that killed deputy Larry Greer. Pete states, matter-of-factly, that the military never used hollow point bullets so as to comply to the Geneva Convention. Then he contradictorily states that it is his belief that the ammunition was stolen from a military depot.

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        • Release date
          • 1972 (United States)
        • Country of origin
          • United States
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        • Language
          • English
        • Filming locations
          • Madrid, New Mexico, USA
        • Production companies
          • 20th Century Fox Television
          • David Gerber Productions
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        • Runtime
          1 hour 31 minutes
        • Color
          • Color

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