Trapped (1973)

A man is accidentally locked in a department store overnight and finds himself held at bay by six vicious Doberman guard dogs.

Director:

Frank De Felitta (as Frank DeFelitta)

Writer:

Frank De Felitta (as Frank DeFelitta)

Stars:

James Brolin, Susan Clark, Earl Holliman

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
James Brolin	...	Chuck Brenner
Susan Clark	...	Elaine Moore
Earl Holliman	...	David Moore
Robert Hooks	...	Sergeant Connaught
Ivy Jones	...	Connie Havemeyer
Bob Hastings	...	The Bartender
Tammy Harrington	...	Carrie
Marco Lopez	...	Steward
Erica Hagen	...	Stewardess
Mary Margaret Robinson	...	Waitress (as Mary Robinson)
Elliott Lindsey	...	Mr. Higgins

Storyline

Shortly before closing time, Chuck Brenner is knocked down and robbed in a downtown department store. The security guards overlook the unconscious man and unleash the attack dogs for the night. Chuck is trapped and has to fight for his life.

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Plot Keywords:

german shepherd | doberman | missing person | trapped | injured | 

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Taglines:

There's no way out ... no time left ... and the dogs are trained to kill!

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Chopping Mall (1986)

User Reviews

seek it out, or bring it out on DVD

An early entry in the glory days of TV movies that stands well alongside other TV movies on the era. Well acted, very well edited and scored and most importantly written and directed by Frank De Felitta. It ages pretty well and of course has real dog attacks rather than CGI junk animals. For some reason this quality of TV production died out almost entirely in the 1980's when all the elements of craft that this film has vanished really until X Files and other shows brought back film type story telling to TV.

The story unfolds very well and is believable and involving, this should be on DVD and certainly is among the handful of memorable TV movies of any era, it's like a very good episode of the Hitchcock series or Thriller--the Boris Karloff series. Someone at Univeral get this out on DVD like it deserves. This movie will having you making sure you're home before any store closes. James Brolin sweats and suffers with the best of them.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 November 1973 (USA)

Also Known As:

Doberman Patrol

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1