Longstreet

• Director: Joseph Sargent
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• Genre: Mystery
• Movie Type: Detective Film
• Themes: Out For Revenge, Living With Disability, Murder Investigations
• Release Year: 1970
• Country: US
• Run Time: 90 minutes

Plot

Longstreet was the pilot for one of the better "gimmick" detective series of the 1970s. The title role of Michael Longstreet is played by James Franciscus. Longstreet is a New Orleans insurance investigator who has been permanently blinded in a mysterious bombing which has killed his wife. As he recuperates and trains himself to function in a sighted world, Longstreet determines to avenge his wife's death by continuing his detective work and tracking down his assailant. Longstreet's closest companions are his female braille instructor (Martine Beswick in the pilot, Marliyn Mason in the series) and Pax, his seeing-eye dog. Longstreet was created and produced by Stirling Silliphant of In the Heat of the Night and Naked City fame. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Martine Beswicke; Bradford Dillman; Jeanette Nolan; James Franciscus

Credit

William L. Campbell - Art Director, Joseph Sargent - Director, George Jay Nicholson - Editor, Stirling Silliphant - Executive Producer, Robert Drasnin - Composer (Music Score), Howard Schwartz - Cinematographer, Joseph Sargent - Producer, Stirling Silliphant - Screenwriter