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The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

  • TV Movie
  • 19701970
  • 1h 13m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970)
Thriller
Emile Pulska is visiting his old friend Abe Stillman. During the visit they are attacked and Emile is struck senseless. When he wakes up he is told that Abe is dead, dead by natural causes, ... Read allEmile Pulska is visiting his old friend Abe Stillman. During the visit they are attacked and Emile is struck senseless. When he wakes up he is told that Abe is dead, dead by natural causes, the doctors tell him. When Emile insists that they were attacked, his relatives try to giv... Read allEmile Pulska is visiting his old friend Abe Stillman. During the visit they are attacked and Emile is struck senseless. When he wakes up he is told that Abe is dead, dead by natural causes, the doctors tell him. When Emile insists that they were attacked, his relatives try to give him psychiatric help. Emile decides to try to find the killers himself, but someone is w... Read all
IMDb RATING
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    • Walter Grauman
    • Luther Davis(teleplay)
    • Arnold Horwitt(story)
  • Stars
    • Edward G. Robinson
    • Martin Balsam
    • Diane Baker
    • Walter Grauman
    • Luther Davis(teleplay)
    • Arnold Horwitt(story)
  • Stars
    • Edward G. Robinson
    • Martin Balsam
    • Diane Baker
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    • 15User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Edward G. Robinson in The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970)
    Edward G. Robinson in The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970)
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    Edward G. Robinson
    Edward G. Robinson
    • Emile Pulska
    Martin Balsam
    Martin Balsam
    • Stanley Pulska
    Diane Baker
    Diane Baker
    • Peggy Pulska
    Ruth Roman
    Ruth Roman
    • Lois
    Percy Rodrigues
    Percy Rodrigues
    • Frank Jones
    Sam Jaffe
    Sam Jaffe
    • Abe Stillman
    Edward Asner
    Edward Asner
    • Dr. Morheim
    Martin E. Brooks
    Martin E. Brooks
    • Hudson F. Ewing
    Paul Picerni
    Paul Picerni
    • Det. Green
    Robert Yuro
    Robert Yuro
    • Det. Seroly
    William Elliott
    William Elliott
    • Carl
    • (as Bill Elliott)
    James A. Watson Jr.
    James A. Watson Jr.
    • Leon
    Naomi Stevens
    Naomi Stevens
    • Mrs. Raspili
    Virginia Christine
    Virginia Christine
    • Miss Cummings
    Jay C. Flippen
    Jay C. Flippen
    • Pawnbroker
    • (as J.C. Flippen)
    Jason Wingreen
    Jason Wingreen
    • Arthur
    Pepe Brown
    Pepe Brown
    • Louie
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Gordon
    • Derelict
    • (uncredited)
      • Walter Grauman
      • Luther Davis(teleplay)
      • Arnold Horwitt(story)
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    • Trivia
      This was the final days of the Beacon block of downtown San Pedro, which had gone to the wayside in its final years as seen on film. The area was well known to sailors from 1900 - 1970's. Some years after filming, the neighborhood was raised to redevelopment and housing. The iconic Shanghai Red's bar on 433 S. Beacon Street can be seen briefly in the film.
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      [last lines]

      Emile Pulska: See?

    User reviews15

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    10/10
    The Window -- Five Times More Harrowing
    The only thing worse than to be a child and be disbelieved that you have witnessed a crime which has put your life in danger is to be an old man in the same situation. A tour de force performance by Robinson might just be the highlight of his later career. Balsam is excellent as the son. Asner does a good turn as a bureaucrat, and Percy Rodrigues is totally chilling in his portrayal. A great paranoia flick.
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    • Release date
      • October 13, 1970 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Southern California, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Aaron Spelling Productions
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    • 1 hour 13 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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