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Overview

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8.0/10   678 votes
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Director:
Jerry London
Writers:
Stuart Woods (novel)
Robert W. Lenski (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
13 November 1983 (USA) more
Tagline:
An epic adventure seeming with power, love and hatred.
Plot:
Three generations of police chiefs for a southern town go about their jobs while a serial murderer operates. full summary
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Whitaker And Glover Feted As Nigerian Chiefs
 (From WENN. 16 April 2009, 12:15 PM, PDT)

Paris Hilton and More Celebs Party at Pure
 (From The Insider. 30 August 2008, 1:05 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
absolutely riveting with strong visuals more

Cast

  (Series Cast overview, first billed only)

Charlton Heston ... Hugh Holmes

Keith Carradine ... Foxy Funderburke

Stephen Collins ... Billy Lee
Brad Davis ... Sonny Butts

Tess Harper ... Carrie Lee
Paula Kelly ... Liz Watts
Wayne Rogers ... Will Henry Lee

Paul Sorvino ... Sheriff Skeeter Willis

Victoria Tennant ... Trish Lee

Billy Dee Williams ... Tyler Watts (aka Joshua Cole)

Lane Smith ... Hoss Spence
Kaiulani Lee ... Mrs. Butts
Novella Nelson ... Nellie Cole

Danny Glover ... Marshall Peters
Leo Burmester ... Emmett Spence
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Once Upon a Murder" (UK)
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Runtime:
Brazil:229 min (video version) | Germany:283 min (3 parts) | USA:200 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:12 | Australia:M

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Andy Griffith was announced to part of the cast, but he became ill and was replaced by Keith Carradine. more
Quotes:
Will Henry Lee: To beat the boll weevil you got to be both good and rich more

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When will this be released to DVD?
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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
absolutely riveting with strong visuals, 30 March 2006
9/10
Author: mollymischief from Wisconsin

My entire family was riveted to the "Chiefs". I feel that it is one of the best written and casted films to this day. I'd promote this movie until I die. It was intelligently written, eluding to hideous crimes without the overkill of blood and gore. Anyone that appreciates old cars, old cycles and vivid acting would benefit to rent, buy or borrow Chiefs. I like to tell anyone that will listen that they will be on the edge of their seats for most of the movie. I was a teenager when it came on TV. To this day I can remember how I felt during the 'handlebar scene'. Sad to say, this movie's plot is the first thing I think of every time I hear of a disappearance or kidnapping in the real world. I'd rate this as one movie I would want on my TV line up once a year. A remake is in order if it could be cast with such strong actors again.

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