Nero Wolfe (1977)

Directed by

Frank D. Gilroy

Genre

thriller

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

8.2 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A brilliant detective works from his New York brownstone, solving crimes with the help of his sharp assistant. The detective is a gourmet who rarely leaves home, but his mind is always working.

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What happens

Nero Wolfe is a 1979 American made-for-television film adaptation of the 1965 Nero Wolfe novel The Doorbell Rang by Rex Stout. Thayer David stars as Wolfe, gourmet, connoisseur and detective genius. Tom Mason costars as Archie Goodwin, Wolfe's assistant. Written and directed by Frank D. Gilroy, the film was produced by Paramount Television as a pilot for an ABC television series, but it was shelved by the network for more than two years before finally being broadcast December 19, 1979. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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