Name: To Kill a Cop
Genre: Crime, Drama, Action, TV Movie
Released: 1978-04-10
Duration: 3 h 6 min
Cast: Joe Don Baker, Louis Gossett Jr., Patrick O'Neal, Desi Arnaz Jr., Christine Belford

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Puts you inside a crime.
Feels like real life.
Draws you into power games.
Keeps you on edge.
Leaves you shaken.

Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 66GoodWatch 66
IMDb6.6
Running time
3 h 6 min
Longer than 9 in 10 crime movies, +80 min on the typical 106
typical 106186
Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Released
1978
April 10, 1978
48 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaActionTV Movie
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceStrong
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesStrong
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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Not listed for kids or family movie night.
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Directing · 3
Gary Nelson Director
Ron Walsh Assistant Director
Stanley Neufeld Assistant Director
Writing · 2
Ernest Tidyman Writer
Robert Daley Novel
Production · 4
David Gerber Executive Producer
James H. Brown Producer
Isabel Halliburton Casting
Lee Rafner Unit Production Manager
Camera · 2
Gayne Rescher Director of Photography
Doug J. Campbell Key Grip
Editing · 2
Harry Kaye Editor
Donald R. Rode Editor
Sound · 9
Lee Holdridge Original Music Composer
Wayne Artman Sound Re-Recording Mixer
George Ronconi Sound Mixer
Michael R. Tromer Sound Mixer
Jim Cook Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Shinichi Yamazaki Music Editor
Art · 3
John H. Anderson Set Decoration
Ross Bellah Art Direction
Ward Preston Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
John Alese Makeup Artist
Ben Lane Makeup Supervisor
Chuck House Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
Romolo Acquistapace Gaffer
Other crew · 2
Marcel Vercoutere Special Effects
Edward Drohan Special Effects