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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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nick s Not a bad plot. The execution was a little stiff. Peppard was a bit rigid too, although I guess he was trying to be ambiguous. But otherwise a reasonable quality production with good acting. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/03/25 Full Review Alain E Watchable, but not really great. Seberg signs out early to be considered a protagonist. YouTube continues to employ the same transcription system to generate subtitles without any sentient human oversight. Some gems here: Who joined in the descent? (Dissent in court). The cattle was boiling (kettle). How can we live on earth (that)? Really, how? Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/21/24 Full Review 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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George Schaefer

Director

George Peppard

Capt. Frank Matthews

Jean Seberg

Adele Matthews

Richard Kiley

Woodrow Wilson King

Charles McGraw

Deputy Chief John P. Hildebrand

Madeleine Sherwood

Mrs. Eileen Sanderson
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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