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Man on a Swing
Man on a Swing

Man on a Swing

Clairvoyant. Occultist. Murderer. Which?

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CrimeThrillerMystery

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When a young schoolteacher is found dead in her car in a parking lot in broad daylight, police chief Lee Tucker can find no clues pointing to her killer. Flamboyant self-proclaimed psychic Franklin Wills offers his help to the skeptical policeman, and, when his supposed visions about the case begin to reveal clues and information that only the killer could possibly have known, he becomes a suspect himself.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

24 February 1974

Country

United States of America

Cast

Cliff Robertson

Cliff Robertson

Lee Tucker

Joel Grey

Joel Grey

Franklin Wills

Dorothy Tristan

Dorothy Tristan

Janet Tucker

Elizabeth Wilson

Elizabeth Wilson

Dr. Anna Willson

George Voskovec

George Voskovec

Dr. Nicholas Holnar

Ron Weyand

Ron Weyand

Dr. Philip Fusco

Peter Masterson

Peter Masterson

Willie Younger

Lane Smith

Lane Smith

Ted Ronan

Joe Ponazecki

Joe Ponazecki

Dan Lloyd

Christopher Allport

Christopher Allport

Richie Tom Keating

Patricia Hawkins

Patricia Hawkins

Diana Spenser

Richard Venture

Richard Venture

Man in Motel

Dianne Hull

Dianne Hull

Maggie Dawson

Gil Gerard

Gil Gerard

Donald Forbes

Robert Dryden

Robert Dryden

Mr. Dawson

Alice Drummond

Alice Drummond

Mrs. Dawson

Richard McKenzie

Richard McKenzie

Sam Gallagher

Brendan Fay

Brendan Fay

Father Connally

Clarice Blackburn

Clarice Blackburn

Mrs. Brennan

Nicholas Pryor

Nicholas Pryor

Paul Kearney

Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer

Pete Russell

Shawn Campbell

Shawn Campbell

Steve Barron

Ben Slack

Ben Slack

Ronnie

Clarence Felder

Clarence Felder

Coach

Penelope Milford

Penelope Milford

Evelyn Moore

Bruce French

Bruce French

Check-Out Man

Loretta Fury

Loretta Fury

Mrs. Segretta

Roy Mason

Roy Mason

Plant Manager

James Galvin

James Galvin

Man in Plant

Carson Grant

Carson Grant

Swimmer (uncredited)

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