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Nashville Beat

Nashville Beat

Nashville isn't big enough for drug dealers and cops. But no-one's going to leave without a fight.

19891h 50m

Overview

A Los Angeles police officer named Mike Delaney transfers to Nashville joining his former partner. Together they battle gangs and get to know each other again. This is also a unofficial reunion film to the TV series Adam-12 which shared this TV movies two leads, Kent McCord and Martin Milner.

Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski
Written by Kent McCord, Hannah Louise Shearer
Produced by Bernadette Joyce, Kent McCord, Hannah Louise Shearer
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Top Cast

Kent McCord

Kent McCord

Lieutenant Mike Delaney

Martin Milner

Martin Milner

Captain Brian O'Neal

John Terlesky

John Terlesky

Stick

Rosemary Forsyth

Rosemary Forsyth

Kate O'Neal

Richard Herd

Richard Herd

Chief Kincaid

R

Red Montgomery

Georgie Jackson

Sherry Hursey

Sherry Hursey

Patsy Ross

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Ed Beechner

Phil Evers

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Stan Foster

Kevin Hill

Patrika Darbo

Patrika Darbo

Sara Murtry

Themes & Keywords

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About Nashville Beat

Nashville Beat is a crime, tv movie, drama film released in 1989 exploring themes of street gang, police, male friendship, police captain, nashville, tennessee, patrol car. Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski, it stars Kent McCord, Martin Milner, John Terlesky. A Los Angeles police officer named Mike Delaney transfers to Nashville joining his former partner. Together they battle gangs and get to know each other again. This is also a unofficial reunion film to the TV series Adam-12 which shared this TV movies two leads, Kent McCord and Martin Milner.

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