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Overview

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Creator:

Blake Edwards
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Contact:

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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 full episode list

Release Date:

22 September 1958 (USA) more

Genre:

Action | Mystery | Crime | Drama more

Plot:

The cases of a stylishly cool private detective. full summary

Awards:

Nominated for 8 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 nominations more

NewsDesk:

Screenwriter Wald Dies
 (From WENN. 9 March 2008, 6:21 PM, PDT)

User Comments:

Terrific film-noir-entertainment in short form more (11 total)


Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 3 of 99)
Craig Stevens ... Peter Gunn (109 episodes, 1958-1961)
Herschel Bernardi ... Lt. Jacoby / ... (94 episodes, 1958-1961)
Lola Albright ... Edie Hart (78 episodes, 1958-1961)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Gunn for Hire (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:

30 min (114 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The pianist who played the well known piano portion of the "Peter Gunn Theme" was future film composer John Williams. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Lion King 1½ (2004) (V) more


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16 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
Terrific film-noir-entertainment in short form, 21 April 2002
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Author: Daryl Chin (lqualls-dchin) from Brooklyn, New York

"Peter Gunn" was one of the most enjoyable TV-detective series of all time! Every week, the black-and-white cinematography (by Hollywood veterans like Philip Lathrop), the jazzy music (by the incomparable Henry Mancini; the album won the first Grammy "Album of the Year" in 1958), and the sharp writing and directing (contributed and supervised by the creator, Blake Edwards) combined, along with the incredibly "cool" performances of Craig Stevens, Lola Albright, Herschel Bernardi, and Hope Emerson, to create a mini-movie, a little "film noir" that took the elements of the big studio thrillers and condensed them into 24 minutes! There was always time for a little musical interlude, with Lola Albright's Edie performing a standard. It was all done with style, wit and verve. Now, the entire first season is available on DVD, and it's as sophisticated and seductive as such movies as "Double Indemnity" or "The Killers" or "The Big Sleep", only in short bursts.

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