| The Blue Knight | |
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| Based on | The Blue Knight by Joseph Wambaugh |
| Written by | E. Jack Neuman |
| Directed by | Robert Butler |
| Starring | William Holden Lee Remick Joe Santos |
| Composer | Nelson Riddle |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lee Rich |
| Producer | Walter Coblenz |
| Production location | Los Angeles |
| Cinematography | Michael Margulies |
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| Running time | 188 minutes |
| Production company | Lorimar Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | November 11 – November 14, 1973 |
| Related | |
| The Blue Knight (TV series) | |
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The Blue Knight is a 1973 television miniseries and theatrical film adapted from Joseph Wambaugh's 1973 novel The Blue Knight. It inspired the 1975 TV series also titled The Blue Knight. The miniseries was broadcast on NBC TV in November 1973, consisted of four one-hour episodes (including commercials), was directed by Robert Butler, and featured an all star cast headed by William Holden as Police Officer Bumper Morgan. The additional cast includes Lee Remick, Anne Archer, Sam Elliott, Joe Santos, and Vic Tayback. It was later released as a film in condensed form.