Sarge: The Badge or the Cross (1971)
Overview
After his wife is murdered, a veteran cop quits the police department and becomes a priest. Several years later he is assigned to a parish where he meets the man who killed his wife -- and discovers that the killer was gunning for him instead. The first of two feature-length pilots for the series "Sarge."
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.033 |
Directed By
Richard A. Colla
Crew
Sydney Z. Litwack
Robert L. Kimble
Joe Alves
Richard A. Colla
Dave Grusin
Jacques R. Marquette
Richard A. Colla
David Levinson
Don Mankiewicz
TOP CAST
George Kennedy
Sarge Swanson
Ricardo Montalban
Al Matteo
Nico Minardos
Nico
Diane Baker
Carol Swanson
Stewart Moss
Father Terrence
Sallie Shockley
Valerie
Larry Gates
Arnie Bigelow
Harold Sakata
Kenji Takichi
Naomi Stevens
Mama Bain
Henry Wilcoxon
Bishop Andrade
Stanley Livingston
Charlie
Dana Elcar
Father Frank Dinsmore
Ramon Bieri
Chief Dewey
Walter Brooke
Rector
Charles Tyner
Hawley
David Huddleston
Tyler
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