The Law (1974 film)

The Law is a 1974 Universal Television made-for-television film directed by John Badham starring Judd Hirsch as defense attorney Murray Stone with John Beck, Bonnie Franklin and Gary Busey.

Plot

The workings of a big city's legal system are seen through the eyes of people involved in a sensational murder trial.

Cast

• Judd Hirsch as Murray Stone
• John Beck as Gene Carey
• Bonnie Franklin as Bobbie Stone
• Barbara Baxley as Judge Rebeccah Fornier
• Sam Wanamaker as Jules Benson
• Allan Arbus as Leonard Caporni
• John Hillerman as Thomas Q. Rachel
• Gary Busey as William Bright
• Gerald Hiken as Judge Arnold Lerner
• Michael Bell as Cliff Wilson
• Herbert Jefferson Jr. as Maxwell Fall
• Frank Marth as Arthur Winchell
• John Sylvester White as Judge Philip Shields
• Robert Q. Lewis as Speaker at Bar Dinner
• Logan Ramsey as Raymond Bleisch
• Sandy Ward as Hoak
• George Wyner as Deputy D.A. Piper
• Ernie Anderson as Barry Hale - TV News Anchor
• Reb Brown as Tommy Cicero
• Dennis Burkley as Monty Leese
• Don Calfa as Rod Brainard
• Helen Page Camp as Mrs. Bright
• Alex Colon as Felix Esquivel
• Regis Cordic as Raymond Churchill
• Ted Gehring as Detective Sargeant Manfred
• Corey Fischer as Nicholson
• Pamela Hensley as Cindy Best
• Milt Kogan as Detective Milt Vinton
• Luis Moreno as Melendez
• Joel Oliansky as Wystan Lanier
• Eugene Peterson as Leon Zuckerwaar
• Anne Ramsey as Eleanor Bleisch
• Brad Sullivan as Officer Newberg
• Keith Walker as Dwight Healy
• Charlie White as Gordon Riefler
• Alex Wilson as Mrozek
• Henry Brown as Reynaldo Williams

1975 miniseries

A 1975 TV miniseries of three further hour-long episodes was created for Hirsch's character, each directed by writer Joel Oliansky:

• "Complaint Amended", March 19, 1975
• "Prior Consent", March 26, 1975
• "Special Circumstances", April 16, 1975

References

External links

• (1974 TV movie)
• (1975 TV miniseries)