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Bender

  • TV Movie
  • 1979
  • 1h
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An ex-police detective from New York City becomes a police chief of a rich desert resort community in California.An ex-police detective from New York City becomes a police chief of a rich desert resort community in California.An ex-police detective from New York City becomes a police chief of a rich desert resort community in California.

  • Director
    • Ray Danton
  • Writer
    • Sy Gomberg
  • Stars
    • Harry Guardino
    • Nicolas Coster
    • Will Hare
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    • Director
      • Ray Danton
    • Writer
      • Sy Gomberg
    • Stars
      • Harry Guardino
      • Nicolas Coster
      • Will Hare
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    Harry Guardino
    Harry Guardino
    • Police Chief Bender
    Nicolas Coster
    Nicolas Coster
    • Bert Arkins
    • (as Nicholas Coster)
    Will Hare
    Will Hare
    • Zack
    Ben Piazza
    Ben Piazza
    • Farragut
    Richard Bergman
    Nancy Bleier
    Nancy Bleier
    Joe Bratcher
    Joe Burke
    • Wade Rawlings
    Jorge Cervera Jr.
    Lachelle Chamberlain
    Margarita Cordova
    Susan Damante
    Susan Damante
    Stephen Elliott
    Stephen Elliott
    James Jeter
    James Jeter
    Art Kassul
    Jenny Neumann
    Robert Phalen
    Robert Phalen
    Alisa Powell
    • Director
      • Ray Danton
    • Writer
      • Sy Gomberg
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      Aired in September 1979, CBS chose not to buy the pilot as a weekly series.

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    • Release date
      • September 12, 1979 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • O'Connor-Becker Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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