Murder Ordained (1987)

Directed by

Mike Robe

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

3h 05m

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A state trooper suspects that a minister's wife was not killed in a car accident but was murdered. He investigates the case and uncovers evidence of a conspiracy.

investigativetensesomberdeliberateatmosphericgrittygrounded

What happens

Murder Ordained is a television film that originally aired for CBS in 1987, starring Keith Carradine, JoBeth Williams, and Kathy Bates. It was co-written and directed by Mike Robe. Based on actual events that occurred in Emporia, Kansas, in 1983, the film tells the story of State trooper John Rule (Carradine), who investigates what appears to be a traffic accident resulting in the death of a local minister's wife. His investigation leads him to believe foul play was involved. Much of the principal photography and filming occurred on location in Kansas, and some of the dialogue comes directly from court transcripts. The film was subsequently released on VHS and DVD. The cast also includes Terry Kinney, M. Emmet Walsh, John Goodman and Johnny Galecki. The series received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or a Special (Single Camera Production). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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