starring
John Savage , James Woods
Los Angeles, March 1963. Based on the true story of the murder of a Los Angeles policeman, this Powerful dramatisation of Joseph Wambaugh's novel details the brutal killing and its aftermath with documentary-like precision. When two young policemen become suspicious of a cruising car they attempt to arrest the occupants-only to find themselves victims of a hijack. In a deserted field one of the cops is murdered and the other narrowly escapes What subsequently happened is one of the most bizarre stories in the Los Angeles police file.
Screenplay by JOSEPH WAMBAUGH Produced by WALTER COBLENZ
Directed by HAROLD BECKER (First showing on British television)