A step out of line

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Movie
Original title A step out of line
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1971
length 96 minutes
Rod
Director Bernard McEveety
script SS Schweitzer
Steve Shagan
production Steve Shagan
music Jerry Goldsmith
camera James Crabe
cut Robert Takagi
occupation

A Step Out of Line is an American television film by Bernard McEveety from 1971 with Peter Falk , Vic Morrow and Peter Lawford in the lead roles than three veterans of the Vietnam War who implement an elaborate bank robbery into action. The detective film was first broadcast by the CBS on February 26, 1971.

action

Harry Connors urgently needs money to pay for his father's dialysis. He succeeds in convincing his equally troubled veteran friends Joe Rawlins and Chad Harmon to rob a local money exchange office. As a laid-off electronics technician, Rawlins has the skills needed to carry out the robbery. After the robbery is carried out, the loot turns out to be far less than the three expected and Connors suggests that another heist be carried out. However, before they can act again, they are arrested.

useful information

In his role, Peter Falk sometimes wears clothing that is reminiscent of his character in the TV series Columbo , which was broadcast at the same time in 1971 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Paul M. Edwards: A Guide to Films on the Korean War. Westport 1997, p. 99.
  2. ^ A Step Out of Line (1971)
  3. imdb.com