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High Midnight

High Midnight

1979TV Movie⏱️ 1h 34m
Drama
6.8
IMDB Rating
62 votes

Blue-collar worker Tony Giannetti vows to avenge the murder of his wife and child in a drug raid when the police, led by a ruthlessly ambitious narcotics officer named Captain Lou Mikalich, mistook their home for a drug house, and...

Director
Daniel Haller
Writers
Kathryn Montgomery, Michael Thomas Montgomery
Stars
Mike Connors, David Birney, Christine Belford
Release Date
November 27, 1979
Language
English
Country
United States
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Wins
💬 3
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🎭 Top Cast

Mike Connors
Mike Connors
as Capt. Lou Mikalich
David Birney
David Birney
as Tony Giannetti
Christine Belford
Christine Belford
as Sgt. Liz Spencer
Granville Van Dusen
Granville Van Dusen
as Lt. Ellis
Marc Alaimo
Marc Alaimo
as Gratzek
Victor Campos
Victor Campos
as Lopez
John Durren
John Durren
as Red Rudinsky
Edward Grover
Edward Grover
as Lt. Donovan
Kathleen Lloyd
Kathleen Lloyd
as Lee
Larry Bishop
Larry Bishop
as Salesman

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Filming Location
Los Angeles County, California, USA
Production
Universal Television

🏷️ Keywords

policemurdersergeantpolice brutalityarson

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

An Above Average And Well Acted Made For TV Movie.
by frschoonover2021-09-26
8/10

"This 1979 made for TV movie was loosely based on true events that took place in Denver Colorado in the Summer of 1976. The movie starts innocently enough as a suburban family is celebrating their son's birthday and want to make it as happy a birthday for their son. Tony Giannetti, (David Birney) a happily married and hard working family man, is throwing the party alongside his wife Kathy and his daughter and are enjoying the celebration, when a family friend and neighbor leaves to get a present for Tony's son, a team of narcotics officers raid the house and shoot everyone there and ..."

💡 Did You Know?

According to the 1989 Television Writers Guide, Christopher Crowe was listed as a co-writer on the screenplay.

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📖 Synopsis

Blue-collar worker Tony Giannetti vows to avenge the murder of his wife and child in a drug raid when the police, led by a ruthlessly ambitious narcotics officer named Captain Lou Mikalich, mistook their home for a drug house, and...