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Zig Zag

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  • PGPG
  • 1h 45m
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6.0/10
409
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Zig Zag (1970)
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In order to collect the ransom offered by the family of a kidnapped industrialist, a terminally-ill man frames himself for the crime, but he accidentally uncovers the real culprit.In order to collect the ransom offered by the family of a kidnapped industrialist, a terminally-ill man frames himself for the crime, but he accidentally uncovers the real culprit.In order to collect the ransom offered by the family of a kidnapped industrialist, a terminally-ill man frames himself for the crime, but he accidentally uncovers the real culprit.
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409
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    • Richard A. Colla
    • Robert Enders(story)
    • John T. Kelley
  • Stars
    • George Kennedy
    • Eli Wallach
    • Anne Jackson
    • Richard A. Colla
    • Robert Enders(story)
    • John T. Kelley
  • Stars
    • George Kennedy
    • Eli Wallach
    • Anne Jackson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 17User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    George Kennedy, Anne Jackson, and Eli Wallach in Zig Zag (1970)
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    George Kennedy and Eli Wallach in Zig Zag (1970)
    George Kennedy and Anne Jackson in Zig Zag (1970)
    George Kennedy and Eli Wallach in Zig Zag (1970)
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    Zig Zag (1970)
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    George Kennedy in Zig Zag (1970)
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    George Kennedy
    George Kennedy
    • Paul R. Cameron
    Eli Wallach
    Eli Wallach
    • Mario Gambretti
    Anne Jackson
    Anne Jackson
    • Jean Cameron
    Steve Ihnat
    Steve Ihnat
    • Asst. Dist. Atty. Herb Gates
    William Marshall
    William Marshall
    • Morris Bronson
    Joe Maross
    Joe Maross
    • Lt. Max Hines
    Dana Elcar
    Dana Elcar
    • Harold Tracey
    Walter Brooke
    Walter Brooke
    • Adam Mercer
    Anita O'Day
    Anita O'Day
    • Sheila Mangan
    Joan Tompkins
    Joan Tompkins
    • Judge Beth Weaver
    Robert Sampson
    Robert Sampson
    • Burt Stennis
    Leonard Stone
    Leonard Stone
    • Jim Harris
    Stewart Moss
    Stewart Moss
    • Edgar Courtland
    Charlene Holt
    Charlene Holt
    • Sara Raymond
    Robert Donner
    Robert Donner
    • Sgt. Mason Weber
    Pamela Murphy
    Pamela Murphy
    • Elaine Mercer
    Abigail Shelton
    • Muriel
    Douglas Henderson
    • Dr. Leonard
      • Richard A. Colla
      • Robert Enders(story)
      • John T. Kelley
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    • Trivia
      The only acting credit for legendary jazz singer Anita O'Day (Sheila Mangan). Ms. O'Day died at the age of eighty-seven in 2006.
    • Goofs
      When Kennedy's character is taken into jail, his facial hair appears and then disappears.
    • Connections
      Remade as Compulsed (1974)
    • Soundtracks
      Zig Zag
      Written by Mike Curb, Robert Enders and Guy Hemric

      Performed by Roy Orbison

    User reviews17

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    7/10
    High quality thriller
    George Kennedy is an unusual actor for me. He is largely forgotten, yet has an Oscar to his name. He's in many of the films everyone remembers well, such as The Dirty Dozen, Airport and The Naked Gun, and yet he rarely catches the limelight as the leading man. He's also supremely talented, without ever appearing to be trying hard.

    In this superior thriller, he plays a man who discovers that he has a brain tumour. He arranges his own death, so that his wife can claim the insurance money. However, just as his plan is about to kick into action, he learns that he has been mis-diagnosed and that, in fact, he is not dying at all.

    This film stays one step ahead of the audience at all points. It is ingenious and interesting throughout, and has the added benefit of being a touch different to the majority of hard-boiled thrillers from this period. Perhaps it gets over-complex, and the downbeat ending is typical of the time. Nevertheless, this is a good film, and like some of the other user's who have reviewed it I am very baffled as to why it is unavailable on video.
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    5
    • barnabyrudge
    • Dec 2, 2002

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    • Release date
      • April 27, 1970 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Freeman-Ender Productions
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    • 1 hour 45 minutes
      • Mono

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