Man on a Swing

Man on a Swing
Man on a Swing
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Frank Perry
Screenplay by	David Zelag Goodman
Produced by	Howard B. Jaffe
Starring	Cliff Robertson; Joel Grey; Dorothy Tristan; Elizabeth Wilson; George Voskovec
Cinematography	Adam Holender
Edited by	Sidney Katz
Music by	Lalo Schifrin
Production; company	Jaffilms Inc.
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	February 27, 1974;
Running time	110 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Man on a Swing is a 1974 American thriller film directed by Frank Perry and written by David Zelag Goodman. The film stars Cliff Robertson, Joel Grey, Dorothy Tristan, Elizabeth Wilson and George Voskovec and was released on February 27, 1974, by Paramount Pictures.^[1]^[2] The film is loosely drawn from a true-life murder investigation and based on the non-fiction book The Girl on the Volkswagen Floor (1971) by journalist William Arthur Clark.^[3]^[4]

Plot

Police detective Lee Tucker is investigating the murder of a woman. He has little evidence until factory worker Franklin Wills approaches him, identifying himself as a clairvoyant. Wills goes into trances during which he says that he can see the murder taking place. Tucker wonders whether Wills is truly clairvoyant or has an ulterior motive.

Cast

Cliff Robertson as Lee Tucker
Joel Grey as Franklin Wills
Dorothy Tristan as Janet Tucker
Elizabeth Wilson as Dr. Anna Willson
George Voskovec as Dr. Nicholas Holnar
Ron Weyand as Dr. Philip Fusco
Peter Masterson as Willie Younger
Lane Smith as Ted Ronan
Joe Ponazecki as Dan Lloyd
Christopher Allport as Richie Tom Keating
Patricia Hawkins as Diana Spenser
Richard Venture as Man in Motel
Dianne Hull as Maggie Dawson
Gil Gerard as Donald Forbes
Robert Dryden as Mr. Dawson
Alice Drummond as Mrs. Dawson
Richard McKenzie as Sam Gallagher
Brendan Fay as Father Connally
Clarice Blackburn as Mrs. Brennan
Nicholas Pryor as Paul Kearney
Josef Sommer as Pete Russell
Shawn Campbell as Steve Barron
Ben Slack as Ronnie
Clarence Felder as Coach
Penelope Milford as Evelyn Moore
Richard Venture as Man in hotel
Bruce French as Check-Out Man
Loretta Fury as Mrs. Segretta
Roy Mason as Plant Manager
James Galvin as Man in Plant

References

^ Sayre, Nora (1974-02-28). "Movie Review - Man on a Swing - Film: It's Murder With Too Few Suspects: The Cast". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
^ "Man on a Swing". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
^ "Man on a Swing (1974)". moriareviews.com. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
^ "Man on a Swing (1974)". scopophiliamovieblog.com. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

External links

Man on a Swing at IMDb

[1] Sayre, Nora (1974-02-28). "Movie Review - Man on a Swing - Film: It's Murder With Too Few Suspects: The Cast". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-08-21.

[2] "Man on a Swing". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2014-08-21.

[3] "Man on a Swing (1974)". moriareviews.com. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

[4] "Man on a Swing (1974)". scopophiliamovieblog.com. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

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Man on a Swing

Plot

Cast

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