Germany / Feb 14, 1969 / 16
A motion picture with the hard edge of today!
1h 42min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer

Videos
Plot
On the evening of his decoration for bringing a murderer to justice, Washington DC Police Captain Frank Matthews' wife, and her lover are murdered in bed. Jailed as the prime suspect, with the aforementioned murderer released on a technicality Matthews escapes in search of the man he believes to be the real killer.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Marj Dusay | Liz Tennant |
| Paul McGrath | Senator Augustus Cole |
| Stewart Moss | Richard D'Angelo |
| Isabel Sanford | Effie |
| Dana Elcar | Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton |
| Harry Lewis | Brooks Elliott |
| Mildred Trares | Mary Schumacher |
| Robin Raymond | Myra |
| Phyllis Hill | Mrs. Wilma Elliot |
| S. John Launer | Judge Kinsella |
| Jock MacKelvie | U.S. Attorney Grady Butler |
| Richard Guizon | Deputy Marshall Jack Barnes |
| Jack Grimes | Artie |
| Logan Ramsey | Detective Jelinek |
| Douglas Henderson | Detective Hanauer |
| Gene Boland | Garland |
| Vince Flaherty | Street Tough |
Show more
| George Boyce | Courtroom Spectator |
Genres
CrimeDramaThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Pendulum |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Pendulum Productions, Columbia Pictures |
| Release date | 14 febbraio 1969 |
| Production | Stanley Niss |
| Writer | Stanley Niss |
| Editing | Hugh S. Fowler |
| Cinematography | Lionel Lindon |
| Assistant directors | David Salven, George Schaefer |
| Camera operators | Lionel Lindon |
| Additional photography | Lionel Lindon |
Show more
| Production design | Walter M. Simonds, Morris Hoffman |
| Art direction | Walter M. Simonds, Morris Hoffman |
| Set decoration | Morris Hoffman, Walter M. Simonds |
| Music | Walter Scharf, Charles J. Rice, William Randall Jr., Arthur Piantadosi |
| Sound | Walter Scharf, Charles J. Rice, William Randall Jr., Arthur Piantadosi |
| Costume design | Ben Lane, Virginia Jones |
| Makeup | Ben Lane, Virginia Jones |
| Hairstyling | Ben Lane, Virginia Jones |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Austria / Feb 17, 1969
United States / Mar 20, 1969 / R
Editorial content to complete
6 sections to complete. You can show them now and start filling them in.



















