The City (1977 film)

The City
Genre	Crime Drama
Written by	John Wilder
Directed by	Harvey Hart
Starring	Robert Forster Don Johnson Ward Costello Jimmy Dean Mark Hamill
Theme music composer	John Elizalde
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Quinn Martin
Producer	John Wilder
Cinematography	Jacques R. Marquette
Editors	Ray Daniels Jim Gross
Running time	78 minutes
Production company	Quinn Martin Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	January 12, 1977 (1977-01-12)

The City is a 1977 American made-for-television crime drama film starring Robert Forster, Ward Costello, Don Johnson, Jimmy Dean, and Mark Hamill.

Background

The City was produced as a pilot for a proposed television series, which was picked up by NBC. It was originally broadcast on January 12, 1977, and was the original pilot for Quinn Martin's "Tales of the Unexpected" which premiered a few weeks later on February 2, 1977.

Plot

The film follows two Los Angeles detectives (Robert Forster as Lieutenant Matt Lewis and Don Johnson as Sergeant Brian Scott) investigating a crime where a man is killed for unknown reasons by a unstable young man (Mark Hamill as Eugene Banks) with a fixation on a famous country music singer (Jimmie Dean as Wes Collins).

Cast

• Mark Hamill as Eugene Banks
• Robert Forster as Lieutenant Matt Lewis
• Don Johnson as Sergeant Brian Scott
• Paul Cavonis as Detective Burt Frescura
• Ward Costello as Captain Lloyd Bryant
• Jimmy Dean as Wes Collins
• Susan Sullivan as Carol Carter
• Adam Rich as Donnie Collins

External links

• The City at IMDb