Where Pigeons Go to Die

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Where Pigeons Go to Die
GenreDrama
Based onWhere Pigeons Go to Die
by R. Wright Campbell
Written by Michael Landon
Directed by Michael Landon
Starring Art Carney
Music by Leonard Rosenman
Production
Executive producerMichael Landon
ProducersKent McCray
Melissa Sue Anderson (associate producer)
Marvin Coil (associate producer)
Gary L. Wohlleben (associate producer)
Production locations Lawrence, Kansas
Overland Park, Kansas
Vinland, Kansas
Baldwin City, Kansas
Production companiesMichael Landon Productions
World International Network
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseJanuary 9, 1990 (1990-01-09)

Where Pigeons Go to Die is a 1990 made-for-television film written and directed by Michael Landon based on the novel by R. Wright Campbell. The film score was composed by Leonard Rosenman.

The film stars Art Carney and was nominated for two Emmy awards:

Most of the crew was taken from Landon's three previous television shows.

The film was shot in and around Lawrence, Kansas and Overland Park, Kansas, and was the last Michael Landon production for NBC.

Plot

A man (Michael Landon) recalls his childhood, and how he and his grandfather (Art Carney) trained and raced homing pigeons. [1] One special pigeon taught him to appreciate the value of home. [2]

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References

  1. Maltin, Leonard, Leonard Maltin’s TV Movies Video Guide, 1991 Edition, page 1283, Plume, 1990
  2. tcm.com