The Watch Commander
Brief Synopsis
A "Police Story" television movie in which the intense commitment of a veteran police officer to his men is a source of ever-increasing concern to his devoted wife.
Cast & Crew
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Gary Nelson
Director
Jack Warden
Sergeant Joe Wilson
Bonnie Bartlett
Margaret Wilson
David Graf
Schaeffer
Gregg Henry
Carpenter
John D'aquino
Corelli
Film Details
Also Known As
Police Story (11/21/88), Watch Commander
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1988
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; Noteworthy Inc
Location
Burbank Studios, Burbank, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A "Police Story" television movie in which the intense commitment of a veteran police officer to his men is a source of ever-increasing concern to his devoted wife.
Cast
Jack Warden
Sergeant Joe Wilson
Bonnie Bartlett
Margaret Wilson
David Graf
Schaeffer
Gregg Henry
Carpenter
John D'aquino
Corelli
Ben Marley
Morgan
Timothy Gibbs
Reynolds
Leah Ayres
Nancy Morgan
Carmen Argenziano
Macdonald
James Ray
Father
Robert Briscoe Evans
Eric Walker
Robert Schenkkan
Laiten
Ron Recasner
George Parkinson
Diana James
Eileen Carpenter
Rion Hunter
Raul Garcia
Joey Miyashima
Niko
Roseanne Katon
Janice
Roy Jenson
Kearns
Lydia Lei
Irene
Christopher Birt
Cornell Helms
Joseph Kell
Young Swinger
Crew
Richard S Birnbaum
Sound Mixer
Alf Clausen
Music
Sonia Clyne
Casting
Joseph P Lucky
Art Director
Neil T. Maffeo
Producer
Gary Nelson
Executive Producer
Gayne Rescher
Director Of Photography
Donald R Rode
Editor
Mark Rodgers
Screenwriter
Bob Rolsky
Unit Production Manager
Mark Waxman
Screenwriter
Mark Waxman
Executive Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Police Story (11/21/88), Watch Commander
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1988
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; Noteworthy Inc
Location
Burbank Studios, Burbank, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States November 12, 1988
Telefilm is the third of ABC's five "Police Story" movies based on contemporized scripts from the anthology series, created by Joseph Wambaugh, dramatizing the day-to-day lives and duties of police officers, which was broadcast on NBC from 1973-1977.
