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Winter Kill (1974)

Winter Kill

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1h 34m

Mystery, Thriller

April 15th, 1974

6.9/10

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Synopsis

Winter Kill is a 1974 U.S. made-for-tv movie directed by Jud Taylor and written by John Michael Hayes and David Karp. It stars Andy Griffith as Sam McNeill, the sheriff in a small resort town in the mountains of northern California. The film is mystery-suspense drama about McNeill's attempts to solve a string of local serial killings linked by messages left at the scenes of the crimes. Nick Nolte played the role of Dave Michaels.

The movie was intended as a series pilot. When it failed to sell, the main character was renamed and used as the lead character for the short-lived 1975 series Adams of Eagle Lake, also starring Andy Griffith.

The film was released on DVD by Warner Bros. in 2009 along with Griffith's 1977 TV movie Deadly Game, making it one of the few of Griffith's TV movies from the 1970s to have an official DVD release.

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Cast

Andy Griffith
Sheriff Sam McNeill
John Larch
Dr. Bill Hammond
Tim O'Connor
Bill Carter
Lawrence Pressman
Peter Lockhard
Eugene Roche
Mayor Clinton Bickford
Charles Tyner
Charley Eastman
Joyce Van Patten
Grace Lockhard
Sheree North
Betty
John Calvin
Deputy Jerry Troy
Louise Latham
Doris
Full cast & crew

Directors

Jud Taylor
Full cast & crew

Producers

Alan Godfrey
associate producer
Richard O. Linke
executive producer
Burt Nodella
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

John Michael Hayes
teleplay
David Karp
story
Full cast & crew

Keywords

revenge
murder
husband wife relationship
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

April 15th, 1974 (United States of America)
April 15th, 1974 (United States of America) ABC TV

Alternative Titles

Winter Kill (original title)
Sangue na Neve (Brazil)
Winter Kill (United States of America)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA
Snow Valley, California, USA

Running Times

94 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

4:3

Production Companies

MGM Television (in association with) (as MGM-TV)
Andy Griffith Enterprises

Distribution Companies

Warner Home Video (United States of America)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (United States of America)

Other Companies

Chrysler Corporation (vehicles)
General Motors Corporation (vehicles: Chevrolets)
San Bernardino National Forest (cooperation) (as U.S. Forest Service, San Bernardino National Forest)

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