The City (1977 film)

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1977 American TV series or program

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. The film was produced as a pilot for a proposed television series that never came to be. It was originally broadcast January 12, 1977, on NBC.

## Plot

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The film is about the day in the life of two detectives (Robert Forster as Lieutenant Matt Lewis, Ward Costello as Captain Lloyd Bryant, and later Don Johnson as Sergeant Brian Scott) in Los Angeles solving (in this particular case) a crime where a man is killed for unknown reasons, coming to find an unstable young man (Mark Hamill as Eugene Banks) with a deep hatred against a famous country singer (Jimmy Dean as Wes Collins).

## Cast

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* Robert Forster as Lieutenant Matt Lewis
* Don Johnson as Sergeant Brian Scott
* Ward Costello as Captain Lloyd Bryant
* Jimmy Dean as Wes Collins
* Mark Hamill as Eugene Banks
* Susan Sullivan as Carol Carter
* Adam Hollander as Kenny
* Adam Rich as Donnie Collins

## External links

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* The City at IMDb

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