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Storyline
A homicide detective begins to suspect that the black teenager accused of murdering two white girls is being framed by his fellow detectives.
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Trivia
Telly Savalas' real-life brother
George Savalas appears in this film, but playing a different character to the Det. Stavros character he would play throughout the later Kojak TV series.
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Connections
Followed by
Kojak: Fatal Flaw (1991)
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Soundtracks
"Don't Give Me A Road I Can't Walk"
Music by
Billy Goldenberg
Lyrics by
Bobby Russell
Sung by
Andy Kim
Heard over the End Credits
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If this had been released theatrically, it could have been a candidate for some Oscars, and likely on most "10 best" film lists for 1973. Probably can be easily said that it's at least one of the 10 best TV films ever made, and ranks right up there with DUEL. It's Telly Savales' best performance, and that means he's superb. It's the role he was meant to play and no wonder it became the popular KOJAK television series. I saw this when first broadcast in 1973, and found it completely absorbing, at a time when I was more interested in action and horror stuff, like most kids, and when I could barely sit still for anything dramatic, but Savales held my attention, and the storyline never sagged. Everything in the film is top-notch, and a later second viewing years afterward only confirmed this. You won't be disappointed!