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Manhunter (1974)
Director: Walter Grauman
Cast: Ken Howard, Gary Lockwood, Tim O'Connor, Stefanie Powers
Runtime74 min
RatingNR
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Pilot movie for the short-lived TV series set in the 1930's about a World War I ex-marine-turned-bounty-hunter, named Dave Barrett, who goes after two Bonnie-and-Clyde style bank robbers who murdered his former girlfriend.
Critical Reception & Ratings
Manhunter, the 1974 TV movie directed by Walter Grauman, received mixed reviews from critics. The film served as a pilot for a short-lived TV series set in the 1930s about a World War I ex-marine-turned-bounty-hunter. While the film was not a major commercial success, it has developed a cult following over the years, with audience ratings on IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes indicating that it is considered an underrated and overlooked work.
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Fans of classic crime dramas will appreciate the gripping tension and pulp sensibility of this 1974 TV movie directed by Walter Grauman, which features a gritty performance from Ken Howard as the ex-marine bounty hunter tracking down a pair of ruthless bank robbers.
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Manhunter is a 1986 American crime thriller film written for the screen and directed by Michael Mann, based on the 1981 novel Red Dragon by Thomas Harris. The film stars William Petersen as FBI profiler Will Graham, Tom Noonan as serial killer Francis Dollarhyde, Dennis Farina as Graham's FBI superior Jack Crawford, and Brian Cox as incarcerated killer Hannibal Lecktor. The film focuses on Graham coming out of retirement to lend his talents to an investigation on Dollarhyde, a killer known as the Tooth Fairy. In doing so, he must confront the demons of his past and meet with Lecktor, who nearly killed Graham.
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