Synopsis
This legal whodunit movie served as a pilot for the television series Matlock.
Movie Information
- Director
- Robert Day
- Writers
- Dean Hargrove
- Release Year
- 1986
- Runtime
- 100 minutes
- Genre
- TV Movie, Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (1 votes)
Top Cast
Andy Griffith
Ben Matlock
Lori Lethin
Attorney Charlene Matlock
Alice Hirson
Hazel
Steve Inwood
Steve Emerson
Jack Bannon
Paul Lockwood
Kene Holliday
Tyler Hudson
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