The Incident (1990 film)

The Incident is a 1990 American made-for-television drama film directed by Joseph Sargent and starring Walter Matthau and Harry Morgan which was originally broadcast on CBS on March 4, 1990. The film marked Matthau's return to television after over 20 years.[1]

The Incident
Written byMichael Norell
James Norell
Directed byJoseph Sargent
StarringWalter Matthau
Susan Blakely
Robert Carradine
Peter Firth
Harry Morgan
Barnard Hughes
Music byLaurence Rosenthal
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
Production
Producer(s)Bill Brademan
Edwin Self
CinematographyKees Van Oostrum
Editor(s)Debra Karen
Running time100 minutes
DistributorQuintex Entertainment (USA)
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseMarch 4, 1990
Chronology
Followed byAgainst Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore

The film was followed by two sequels: Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore (1992) and Incident in a Small Town (1994).

Plot

The story takes place in the year 1944 in Lincoln Bluff, a fictional, small Colorado town.[2] The Second World War is still raging when the town's only doctor George Hansen (Barnard Hughes), is murdered at a local US Army camp, Camp Bremen, holding German prisoners of war.

Harmon J. Cobb (Walter Matthau), the story's protagonist, is a local lawyer given the task of defending the German prisoner accused of killing the doctor, a man who also happened to have been Cobb's good friend.[3]

Cast

Awards
YearAwardResultCategory
1990Emmy AwardWon (tied with Caroline?)Outstanding Made for Television Movie
1990Emmy AwardWonOutstanding Casting for a Miniseries or a Special
1990Emmy AwardNominatedOutstanding Writing in a Miniseries or a Special (Michael Norell and James Norell)
1991Christopher AwardWon(category unknown)
1991Edgar Allan Poe AwardNominatedBest Television Feature or Miniseries
1991Writers Guild of America AwardWonOriginal Long Form

References
  1. New York Times review of the original broadcast
  2. "The Incident (TV Movie 1990)". IMDb. 4 March 1990. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  3. "The Incident at Hollywood.com". hollywood.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2015.


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