Lawman Without a Gun | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Jerrold Freedman |
Directed by | Jerrold Freedman |
Starring | Louis Gossett Jr. Clu Gulager Mary Alice Barry Brown |
Music by | Fred Karlin |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | Abby Mann |
Producer | Harry R. Sherman |
Production location | Kentucky |
Cinematography | Tak Fujimoto |
Editor | John F. Link |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Production companies | EMI Television Roger Gimbel Productions |
Original release | |
Network | BBC |
Release | December 4, 1978 |
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