Man on a Swing (1974)
Overview
When a young schoolteacher is found dead in her car in a parking lot in broad daylight, police chief Lee Tucker can find no clues pointing to her killer. Flamboyant self-proclaimed psychic Franklin Wills offers his help to the skeptical policeman, and, when his supposed visions about the case begin to reveal clues and information that only the killer could possibly have known, he becomes a suspect himself.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.4428 |
Directed By
Frank Perry
Crew
Joel Schiller
Frank Perry
Lalo Schifrin
Sidney Katz
Adam Holender
Howard B. Jaffe
Susan Shonnard
Tony LaMarca
Louis A. Stroller
Muky
Maggie James
Noni Rock
David Zelag Goodman
Jim Hagerman
William Eustace
Walter Stocklin
Virginia Katz
Dan Carlin Sr.
James Perdue
Fred Schuler
Gary Muller
Arthur Bloom
Tom Folino
Ruth Morley
Robert Laden
Dan Sable
Lalo Schifrin
Stanley Cappiello
Dick Vorisek
Edward Knott
Gerald S. Paonessa
Hubert J. Oates
Jack C. Jacobsen
Robert Dolan
TOP CAST
Cliff Robertson
Lee Tucker
Joel Grey
Franklin Wills
Dorothy Tristan
Janet Tucker
Elizabeth Wilson
Dr. Anna Willson
George Voskovec
Dr. Nicholas Holnar
Ron Weyand
Dr. Philip Fusco
Peter Masterson
Willie Younger
Lane Smith
Ted Ronan
Joe Ponazecki
Dan Lloyd
Christopher Allport
Richie Tom Keating
Patricia Hawkins
Diana Spenser
Richard Venture
Man in Motel
Dianne Hull
Maggie Dawson
Gil Gerard
Donald Forbes
Robert Dryden
Mr. Dawson
Alice Drummond
Mrs. Dawson
Richard McKenzie
Sam Gallagher
Brendan Fay
Father Connally
Clarice Blackburn
Mrs. Brennan
Nicholas Pryor
Paul Kearney
Josef Sommer
Pete Russell
Shawn Campbell
Steve Barron
Ben Slack
Ronnie
Clarence Felder
Coach
Penelope Milford
Evelyn Moore
Bruce French
Check-Out Man
Loretta Fury
Mrs. Segretta
Roy Mason
Plant Manager
James Galvin
Man in Plant
Carson Grant
Swimmer (uncredited)
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