The Incident (1989)
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Joseph Sargent's made-for-TV drama, set during World War II, stars Walter Matthau as an attorney coerced into defending a German POW who is accused of murdering the town physician (Barnard Hughes), Matthau's best friend. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 98 mins
Complete Cast:
- Kevin Gray - Lieutenant Baldwin
- Annabelle Weenick - Ginny
- Dave Cameron - Man in Suit
- Robert McKenzie - Sergeant Osias
- Stephen West - Young Lawyer
- William Schallert - Wallace
- Helen Stenborg - Edna Mae Hansen
- Harry Morgan - Judge Bell
- Douglas Rowe - Clarence
- Barnard Hughes - Doc Hansen
- Buddy Clark - Minister
- Susan Blakely - Billie
- Norbert Weisser - Riefenstahl
- Billy Streater - Bob
- Peter Firth - Geiger
- David Underwood - Lieutenant Morton
- Bob Holland - Brigaman
- Walter Matthau - Harmon Cobb
- Ariana Richards - Nancy
- Robert Carradine - Domsczek
- Joe Horvath - Major Lilly
- Director(s):
- Joseph Sargent
- Writer(s):
- Michael Norell
- Categories:
- Television, War
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- 1990 - Academy of Television Arts and Sciences - Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special
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