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Crosscurrent

1971

1h 36m

7.0(1 votes)

TV Movie

Crime

Overview

Two San Francisco detectives investigating a murder committed on one of the city's famous cable cars discover that the victim was the son of a shipping tycoon. The trail leads to a drug dealer, a shady physician and a nervous police captain

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Warner Bros. Television

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Robert Hooks

Robert Hooks

Inspector Lou Van Alsdale

Jeremy Slate

Jeremy Slate

Sgt. Pat Cassady

Robert Wagner

Robert Wagner

Howard McBride

Carol Lynley

Carol Lynley

Kathy Cooper

Simon Oakland

Simon Oakland

Capt. E. J. Goodlad

John Randolph

John Randolph

Frederick Cooper

José Ferrer

José Ferrer

Dr. Charles Bedford

Don Pedro Colley

Don Pedro Colley

Freddie Trench

Ta-Tanisha

Ta-Tanisha

Rainie Lewis

Fred Carson

Victor Shoddy

Creative team

Directed by: Jerry Thorpe
Written by: Herman Miller
Produced by: E. Jack Neuman

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