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A Life for a Life

  • Episode aired Nov 13, 1973
  • 1h 14m
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Hawkins (1973)
Legal DramaCrimeDramaMystery

Hawkins defends a man who is charged with killing one of the two psychology professors whom he blames for the suicide of his son. Making it worse is that he was recorded on a television news... Read allHawkins defends a man who is charged with killing one of the two psychology professors whom he blames for the suicide of his son. Making it worse is that he was recorded on a television news tape vowing to make both men pay "a life for a life".Hawkins defends a man who is charged with killing one of the two psychology professors whom he blames for the suicide of his son. Making it worse is that he was recorded on a television news tape vowing to make both men pay "a life for a life".

  • Director
    • Jud Taylor
  • Writer
    • David Karp
  • Stars
    • James Stewart
    • Tyne Daly
    • James Hampton
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    • Director
      • Jud Taylor
    • Writer
      • David Karp
    • Stars
      • James Stewart
      • Tyne Daly
      • James Hampton
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    James Stewart
    James Stewart
    • Billy Jim Hawkins
    Tyne Daly
    Tyne Daly
    • Ellen Hamilton
    James Hampton
    James Hampton
    • Earl Coleman
    John Ventantonio
    John Ventantonio
    • Jeff Compton
    Noam Pitlik
    Noam Pitlik
    • Prof. Hastings
    Jeanne Cooper
    Jeanne Cooper
    • Mrs. Hamilton
    Joe Maross
    Joe Maross
    • Prosecutor Spencer
    William Windom
    William Windom
    • Joe Hamilton
    Curt Conway
    Curt Conway
    • Judge
    Britt Leach
    Britt Leach
    • Technician
    Robert P. Lieb
    • Dr. Green
    Nelson D. Cuevas
    • Cameraman
    Gene Tyburn
    • First Patrolman
    Dennis Lee Smith
    • Hippie Husband
    Pamela Galloway
    • Hippie Wife
    Larry Delaney
    • Second Patrolman
    • (uncredited)
    Daniel Nunez
    • Juror
    • (uncredited)
    Clark Ross
    Clark Ross
    • Court Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jud Taylor
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      • David Karp
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    • Release date
      • November 13, 1973 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Southern California, California, USA(Filming location)
    • Production companies
      • Arena Productions
      • MGM Television
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 14m(74 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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