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Zig Zag

"Getting in was easy. Getting out was murder."

1970

1h 45m

7.5(7 votes)

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Overview

A dying man frames himself for murder so his widow can collect the reward.

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15 members

Acting

George Kennedy

Paul R. Cameron

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Anne Jackson

Jean Cameron

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Eli Wallach

Mario Gambretti

Acting

Steve Ihnat

Asst. Dist. Atty. Herb Gates

Acting

William Marshall

Morrie Bronson

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Charlene Holt

Sara Raymond

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Joe Maross

Lt. Max Hines

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Dana Elcar

Harold Tracey

Acting

Walter Brooke

Adam Mercer

Acting

Anita O'Day

Sheila Mangan

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Joan Tompkins

Judge Beth Weaver

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Robert Sampson

Burt Stennis

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Leonard Stone

Jim Harris

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Stewart Moss

Edgar Courtland

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Robert Donner

Sgt. Mason Weber

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