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The Priest Killer

1971·100 min

The Priest Killer

Directed by Richard A. Colla

CrimeDramaMysteryTV Movie

A police chief, confined to a wheelchair, and a former cop, who is now a priest, team up to discover who has been committing a series of murders of local priests. This TV movie was a backdoor pilot for the crime series SARGE and aired as a special-event spinoff of IRONSIDE.

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Robert T. Ironside

Father Samuel Cavanaugh

Det. Sgt. Ed Brown

Mark Sanger

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Jacques R. Marquette

Director of Photography

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David Huddleston

Harrison Davis

Monsignor

Father Dennis McMurtry

Harriet Miles

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Woman

Archbishop

Sacristan

Michaels

Mr. LaPlan

Josephine McMurtry

Hugh O'Flynn

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The Priest Killer (1971) is about a police chief, confined to a wheelchair, and a former cop, who is now a priest, team up to discover who has been committing a series of murders of local priests. This TV movie was a backdoor pilot for the crime series SARGE and aired as a special-event spinoff of IRONSIDE.

Who directed The Priest Killer?

Richard A. Colla directed The Priest Killer (1971).

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