The Dain Curse
Brief Synopsis
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Actor James Coburn returned to TV acting after fourteen years to star as Dashiell Hammett's fictional detective in this complex tale of the 1920s that has the private eye looking into a diamond robbery and finding himself involved with a young woman's obsession with a deadly family curse. The Myster
Cast & Crew
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James Coburn
Hamilton Nash
Hector Elizondo
Ben Feeney
Jason Miller
Owen Fitzstephan
Jean Simmons
Aaronia Haldorn
Paul Stewart
The Old Man
Beatrice Straight
Alice Dain Leggett
Film Details
Also Known As
Dain Curse
Release Date
1978
Production Company
CBS Entertainment
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Actor James Coburn returned to TV acting after fourteen years to star as Dashiell Hammett's fictional detective in this complex tale of the 1920s that has the private eye looking into a diamond robbery and finding himself involved with a young woman's obsession with a deadly family curse. The Mystery Writers of America gave the film their annual Edgar Award (for Edgar Allan Poe) as the Best Television Program of 1978, and director E.W. Swackhamer (who replaced Barry Shear) and recent Oscar winner Beatrice Straight both received Emmy Award nominations for the movie.
Cast
James Coburn
Hamilton Nash
Hector Elizondo
Ben Feeney
Jason Miller
Owen Fitzstephan
Jean Simmons
Aaronia Haldorn
Paul Stewart
The Old Man
Beatrice Straight
Alice Dain Leggett
Nancy Addison
Gabrielle Leggett
Tom Bower
Sergeant O'Gar
David Canary
Jack Santos
Beeson Carroll
Marshall Cotton
Martin Cassidy
Eric Collinson
Brian Davies
Tom Vernon
Roni Dengel
Daisy Cotton
Paul Harding
Mr Leggett
Karen Ludwig
Maria Grosso
Malachy Mccourt
Mickey
Brent Spiner
Tom Fink
Ronald Weyand
Judge Cochran
Hattie Winston
Minnie Hershey
Roland Winters
Hubert Collinson
Ellis Rabb
Joseph Haldorn
Leora Dana
Eric Brown
Nick Wyman
Jasper Cade
William Andrews
Conrad Yama
Jasper Mcnally
Crew
William C. Gerrity
Co-Producer
Charles Gross
Music
Dashiell Hammett
Source Material (From Novel)
Andrew Laszlo
Director Of Photography
Robert W Lenski
Screenwriter
John Robert Lloyd
Art Director
Bob Markell
Executive Producer
Martin Poll
Producer
Gene Rudolph
Art Director
Stanley Simmons
Costumes
Murray Solmon
Editor
Murray Solomon
Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
Dain Curse
Release Date
1978
Production Company
CBS Entertainment
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States May 22, 1978
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