| The Hanged Man | |
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| Genre | Crime Drama |
| Based on | Ride the Pink Horse by Dorothy B. Hughes |
| Written by | Jack Laird Stanford Whitmore |
| Directed by | Don Siegel |
| Starring | Robert Culp Edmond O'Brien Vera Miles Norman Fell Seymour Cassel Stan Getz Archie Moore |
| Music by | Benny Carter Stanley Wilson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Raymond Wagner |
| Cinematography | Bud Thackery |
| Editor | Richard Belding |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Production company | Revue Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | November 18, 1964 |
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The Hanged Man is a 1964 American made-for-television crime drama film directed by Don Siegel,[1] in which a gunman seeks to avenge the death of his friend, who he believes was murdered. It is considered the second television film in broadcast history. It debuted on NBC on November 18, 1964.[2]
The story is based on Ride the Pink Horse, a 1947 film based on a novel by Dorothy B. Hughes.[3]
- ^ Borde, Raymond; Chaumeton, Etienne (2002). A Panorama of American Film Noir (1941-1953) p. 156. City Lights Books. ISBN 978-0-8728-6412-2.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Weinstein, Steve (April 23, 1989). "A Quarter-Century of Television Movies . . . : The Historical View : At times, the tube has tackled subjects too hot for the big screen". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
- ^ Hardy, Phil (1997). The BFI Companion to Crime p. 289. A&C Black. ISBN 978-0-3043-3215-1.