The Blue Knight (film)

The Blue Knight
Genre	Action Crime Drama Thriller
Based on	The Blue Knight by Joseph Wambaugh
Written by	E. Jack Neuman
Directed by	Robert Butler
Starring	William Holden Lee Remick Joe Santos
Composer	Nelson Riddle
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	4
Production
Executive producer	Lee Rich
Producer	Walter Coblenz
Production location	Los Angeles
Cinematography	Michael Margulies
Editors	Marjorie Fowler Samuel E. Beetley Gene Fowler Jr.
Running time	188 minutes
Production company	Lorimar Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	November 11 (1973-11-11) – November 14, 1973 (1973-11-14)
Related
The Blue Knight (TV series)
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The Blue Knight is a 1973 television miniseries and theatrical film adapted from Joseph Wambaugh's 1973 novel The Blue Knight. It inspired the 1975 TV series also titled The Blue Knight. The miniseries was broadcast on NBC TV in November 1973, consisted of four one-hour episodes (including commercials), was directed by Robert Butler, and featured an all star cast headed by William Holden as Police Officer Bumper Morgan. The additional cast includes Lee Remick, Anne Archer, Sam Elliott, Joe Santos, and Vic Tayback. It was later released as a film in condensed form.