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Pendulum

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Capt. Frank Matthews (George Peppard) made his career catching rapist and murderer Paul Sanderson (Robert F. Lyons). But his victory lap is cut short when Sanderson's death sentence is overturned by the Supreme Court because of police misconduct. Matthews' reputation disintegrates entirely when his wife, Adele (Jean Seberg), and her lover are found murdered in bed. Now the prime suspect, Matthews resorts to hiring Sanderson's lawyer in an effort to escape the hangman's rope.
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Steve D The characters are so easy to hate you won't care about any of it. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Capt. Frank Matthews (George Peppard) made his career catching rapist and murderer Paul Sanderson (Robert F. Lyons). But his victory lap is cut short when Sanderson's death sentence is overturned by the Supreme Court because of police misconduct. Matthews' reputation disintegrates entirely when his wife, Adele (Jean Seberg), and her lover are found murdered in bed. Now the prime suspect, Matthews resorts to hiring Sanderson's lawyer in an effort to escape the hangman's rope.
Director
George Schaefer
Producer
Stanley Niss
Screenwriter
Stanley Niss
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Pendulum Productions
Rating
R (Some Violence)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 21, 1969, Original
Runtime
1h 46m
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