Fatal Vision (miniseries)
1984 American television miniseries / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fatal Vision is a 1984 American true crime drama television miniseries directed by David Greene from a teleplay by John Gay, based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Joe McGinniss. The miniseries stars Karl Malden, Eva Marie Saint, Barry Newman, Gary Cole, and Andy Griffith. It recounts the celebrated case of Jeffrey R. MacDonald, the former Green Beret physician who was convicted of murdering his pregnant wife and their two small children.[1]
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Based on | Fatal Vision by Joe McGinniss |
Screenplay by | John Gay |
Directed by | David Greene |
Starring | |
Composer | Gil Mellé |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 2 |
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Producer | Richard L. O'Connor |
Cinematography | Stevan Larner |
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Running time | 181 minutes |
Production company | NBC Productions |
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Network | NBC |
Release | November 18 (1984-11-18) – November 19, 1984 (1984-11-19) |
The miniseries received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special, with Malden winning Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special for his performance as MacDonald's father-in-law, Freddy Kassab.[2]