The Incident (TV movie)
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The Incident is a TV movie starring Walter Matthau
, originally broadcast on the CBS
network on March 4, 1990. The film marked Matthau's return to television after over 20 years.
town. The Second World War is still raging and the town faces tragedy when the town's only doctor George Hansen (Barnard Hughes
), is murdered at a local US Army POW camp, Camp Bremen.
Harmon J. Cobb (Walter Matthau
), the story's protagonist, is a local lawyer given the unfortunate task of defending the German prisoner accused of the killing the doctor, a man who also happened to have been Cobb's good friend.
Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau was an American actor best known for his role as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple and his frequent collaborations with Odd Couple star Jack Lemmon, as well as his role as Coach Buttermaker in the 1976 comedy The Bad News Bears...
, originally broadcast on the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
network on March 4, 1990. The film marked Matthau's return to television after over 20 years.
Plot
The story takes place in the year 1944 in Lincoln Bluff, a fictional, small ColoradoColorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
town. The Second World War is still raging and the town faces tragedy when the town's only doctor George Hansen (Barnard Hughes
Barnard Hughes
Bernard Aloysius Kiernan “Barnard” Hughes was an American actor of theater and film. Hughes became famous for a variety of roles; his most notable roles came after middle age, and he was often cast as a dithering authority figure or grandfatherly elder.-Personal life:Hughes was born in Bedford...
), is murdered at a local US Army POW camp, Camp Bremen.
Harmon J. Cobb (Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau was an American actor best known for his role as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple and his frequent collaborations with Odd Couple star Jack Lemmon, as well as his role as Coach Buttermaker in the 1976 comedy The Bad News Bears...
), the story's protagonist, is a local lawyer given the unfortunate task of defending the German prisoner accused of the killing the doctor, a man who also happened to have been Cobb's good friend.
Cast
- Walter MatthauWalter MatthauWalter Matthau was an American actor best known for his role as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple and his frequent collaborations with Odd Couple star Jack Lemmon, as well as his role as Coach Buttermaker in the 1976 comedy The Bad News Bears...
as Harmon Cobb - Susan BlakelySusan BlakelySusan Blakely is an American film actress who has mainly played supporting roles.-Early life:Blakely was born in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1948. She is the daughter of Weezie, a former art teacher, and Colonel Lawrence Blakely, a career Army officer. Her first career break came while she was living...
as Billie - Robert CarradineRobert CarradineRobert Reed Carradine is an American actor. The youngest of the Carradine family of actors, he made his first appearances on television western series such as Bonanza and his older brother David's Kung Fu. Carradine's first film role was in the 1972 film The Cowboys opposite Roscoe Lee Browne and...
as Domsczek - Peter FirthPeter FirthPeter Firth is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Sir Harry Pearce in the BBC show Spooks, of which he is the only actor to have starred in every episode of the show's 10 series lifespan...
as Geiger - Barnard HughesBarnard HughesBernard Aloysius Kiernan “Barnard” Hughes was an American actor of theater and film. Hughes became famous for a variety of roles; his most notable roles came after middle age, and he was often cast as a dithering authority figure or grandfatherly elder.-Personal life:Hughes was born in Bedford...
as Doc Hansen - Harry MorganHarry MorganHarry Morgan is an American actor. Morgan is well-known for his roles as Colonel Sherman T. Potter on M*A*S*H , Pete Porter on both Pete and Gladys and December Bride , Detective Bill Gannon on Dragnet , and Amos Coogan on Hec Ramsey...
as Judge Bell - William SchallertWilliam SchallertWilliam Joseph Schallert is an American actor who has appeared in many films and in such television series as The Smurfs, The Rat Patrol, Gunsmoke, The Patty Duke Show, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, The Waltons, Bonanza, Leave It to Beaver, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Love, American Style, Get...
as Wallace - Ariana RichardsAriana RichardsAriana Clarice Richards is an American actress and professional painter. She is best known for her roles as Mindy Sterngood in Tremors, Lex Murphy in the film Jurassic Park, and as Carol Wetherby in the film Prancer....
as Nancy - Norbert WeisserNorbert WeisserNorbert Weisser is a German-born American film and theatre actor, probably most known for his many roles in Albert Pyun-directed films ....
as Riefenstahl - Douglas RoweDouglas RoweDouglas Rowe is an American character actor. Active in mainly television since 1967, he has appeared in films such as Appointment with Fear and The Incident and appeared in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Outrageous Okona." His character as the off-beat, seedy looking detective...
as Clarence - Joe Horváth as Major Lilly (as Joe Horvath)
- Helen StenborgHelen StenborgHelen Joan Stenborg was an American actress of stage, screen, and television. She occasionally acted with her husband, actor Barnard Hughes , to whom she was married from 1950 until his death in 2006; they had two children.-Career:Stenborg appeared on stage in revivals of A Doll's House, A Month...
as Edna Mae Hansen - Henry Crowell Jr. as Corporal Sweazy
- David Underwood as Lieutenant Morton
- Robert MacKenzieRobert MacKenzieRobert MacKenzie or similar may refer to:*Sir Robert Mackenzie, 10th Baronet , premier of Queensland, Australia, August 1867 to November 1868*Robert Mackenzie Johnston , Scottish-Australian statistician and man of science*R...
as Sergeant Osias (as Robert Mckenzie)
Awards
| Year | Award | Result | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Emmy | Won (tied) | Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special |
| 1990 | Emmy | Nominated | Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Miniseries or a Special |
| 1990 | Emmy | Nominated | Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program (Michael Norell Michael Norell Michael Alden Norell is an American screenwriter/actor, and Executive Producer that starred as Captain Henry "Hank" Stanley in the Jack Webb produced television series Emergency! from 1973 to 1978.... and James Norell) |
| 1991 | Christopher Award Christopher Award The Christopher Award is presented to the producers, directors, and writers of books, motion pictures and television specials that "affirm the highest values of the human spirit"... |
Won | (category unknown) |
| 1991 | Edgar Allan Poe Award | Nominated | Best Television Feature or Miniseries |
| 1991 | Writers Guild of America Award Writers Guild of America Award The Writers Guild of America Award for outstanding achievements in film, television, and radio has been presented annually by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America, West since 1949... |
Won | Original Long Form |