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Zig Zag
Zig Zag

Zig Zag

Getting in was easy. Getting out was murder.

Genres

CrimeDramaThriller

OverView

A dying man frames himself for murder so his widow can collect the reward.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

01 May 1970

Country

United States of America

Cast

George Kennedy

George Kennedy

Paul R. Cameron

Anne Jackson

Anne Jackson

Jean Cameron

Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

Mario Gambretti

Steve Ihnat

Steve Ihnat

Asst. Dist. Atty. Herb Gates

William Marshall

William Marshall

Morrie Bronson

Charlene Holt

Charlene Holt

Sara Raymond

Joe Maross

Joe Maross

Lt. Max Hines

Dana Elcar

Dana Elcar

Harold Tracey

Walter Brooke

Walter Brooke

Adam Mercer

Anita O'Day

Anita O'Day

Sheila Mangan

Joan Tompkins

Joan Tompkins

Judge Beth Weaver

Robert Sampson

Robert Sampson

Burt Stennis

Leonard Stone

Leonard Stone

Jim Harris

Stewart Moss

Stewart Moss

Edgar Courtland

Robert Donner

Robert Donner

Sgt. Mason Weber

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