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The Hunter becomes the Hunted!
6.5 / 10 IMDb March 13, 1973 1h 18m
Tracy Fleming is a widowed police officer, with a young son, who has risen to the role of plainclothes operative. After six women have been raped and killed, Fleming agrees to go undercover in an effort to make herself a target for the killer. The climax places her in a life-and-death struggle with the killer.
Director
Runtime
1h 18m
Release Date
March 13, 1973
Genre
Drama, TV Movie, Crime, Thriller
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Cast
Donna Mills
as Tracy Fleming
Michael Constantine
as Captain Gus Maryk
William Devane
as Earl Stokey
Arlene Golonka
as Liz Fowler
June Lockhart
as Nora
Noam Pitlik
as Solomon
Thalmus Rasulala
as Eddie Nugent
Gianni Russo
as Gianni Ruggeri
Brioni Farrell
as Denise
Brad Savage
as Mickey
Don Keefer
as Newsdealer
Mitzi Hoag
as Nancy
Wende Wagner
as 2nd Victim
Jim Malinda
as Bearded Suspect on Bus
John Dennis
as Mr. Olsen
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Robert Casper
as Randy
Paul Pepper
as Man in Raincoat on Bus
Connie Sawyer
as Bus Passenger
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Vince Cannon
as Dan
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Grace Lenard
as Screaming Woman
Production Companies
ABC Circle FilmsSpelling-Goldberg Productions
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