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The Golden Gate Murders
“746 feet above San Francisco Bay a killer is waiting”
19798.01h 44m
Overview
An elderly, venerable priest goes over the side of the Golden Gate Bridge and everyone except his nurse, Sister Benecia, believes that it was suicide. Sister Benecia finally manages to convince the police department to assign a detective, the cynical, irascible Paul Silver, to investigate. The "Mad Nun" and the "Mad Cop" become a formidable investigative team -- and much, much more.
Directed by Walter Grauman
Written by David J. Kinghorn
Produced by Jerry Davis
0Top Cast
David Janssen
Det. Sgt. Paul Silver
Susannah York
Sister Benecia
Paul Coufos
Johnny Butler
Tim O'Connor
Capt. Dan Bradley
Lloyd Bochner
Dr. Hamill
Kim Hunter
Sister Superior
Alan Fudge
Sgt. McNally
Kenneth Tigar
Father O'Brien
R
Regis Cordic
Father John Thomas
Sandy Ward
George Walker
Themes & Keywords
suicidenunpriestgolden gate bridgepolice detective
About The Golden Gate Murders
The Golden Gate Murders is a crime, mystery, tv movie film released in 1979 exploring themes of suicide, nun, priest, golden gate bridge, police detective. Directed by Walter Grauman, it stars David Janssen, Susannah York, Paul Coufos. An elderly, venerable priest goes over the side of the Golden Gate Bridge and everyone except his nurse, Sister Benecia, believes that it was suicide. Sister Benecia finally manages to convince the police department to assign a detective, the cynical, irascible Paul Silver, to investigate. The "Mad Nun" and the "Mad Cop" become a formidable investigative team -- and much, much more.
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