Directed by:
Marvin J. ChomskyScreenplay:
E. Jack NeumanCinematography:
Jacques R. MarquetteComposer:
Richard HazardCast:
Darren McGavin, Keir Dullea, Robert Reed, James Olson, Suzanne Pleshette, Teri Garr, Biff McGuire, Jeanette Nolan, Scott Brady, Will Geer, Art Hindle, Brad Dexter, Allan Arbus, James Whitmore Jr. (more)Plots(1)
Former policewoman Dorothy Uhnak wrote the book upon which this 150-minute TV movie was based. The central characters of Law and Order are the male members of an Irish-American family--three generations of police officers. The bulk of the drama concerns the conflicts between Deputy Chief of Public Affairs Brian O'Malley (Darren McGavin) and his Vietnam-vet son (Art Hindle), who has become a beat cop. In addition to his problems at home, Chief O'Malley must contend with rumors of departmental corruption. Law and Order was designed as the pilot film for a Police Story-style series with a family slant. (official distributor synopsis)
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