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The television film did so well that it was released overseas as a theatrical film. It inspired a sequel television film titled The Night Strangler , [ 8 ] which aired on January 16, 1973, a single-season TV series of twenty episodes titled Kolchak: The Night Stalker that ran on ABC between September 1974 and May 1975, and a short lived 2005 TV ...
Kolchak: The Night Stalker is an American television series that aired on ABC during the 1974–1975 season. The series followed wire service reporter Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin) who investigates mysterious crimes with unlikely causes, particularly those involving the supernatural or science fiction, including fantastic creatures.
A Kolchak biographical film, titled Admiral (Адмиралъ), was released in Russia on 9 October 2008 after a gala preview to an audience of senior Russian Navy admirals. The film portrays the Admiral ( Konstantin Khabensky ) as a tragic hero with a deep love for his country.
The Night Strangler is an American made for television horror film which first aired on ABC on January 16, 1973, as a sequel to The Night Stalker. [1] In the film, an investigative reporter assigned to series of killings comes to suspect the murderer is an immortal with superhuman strength.
The film was a moderate box-office success [22] and went on to become a classic holiday film in the years since its release. [ 23 ] McGavin appeared (uncredited at his own request) in 1984's The Natural as a shady gambler, and appeared on a Christmas episode ("Midnight of the Century") of Millennium , playing the long-estranged father of Frank ...
Because Kolchak had been portrayed as a villain in Soviet historiography, the film encountered some controversy in Russia due to its reversal of roles. In the United States, Leslie Felperin of Variety wrote: "Strictly as a film, however, Admiral is entertaining enough in a retro Doctor Zhivago / War and Peace sort of way, with its big setpieces ...
Crackle of Death is a 1974 film, the fourth produced in the Night Stalker film series. [1] It combined the Kolchak: The Night Stalker episodes "Firefall" [1] and "The Energy Eater" [1] with additional narration by Darren McGavin as Kolchak. It also contains new dialogue by McGavin, Oakland and Grinnage, as well as new "scenes", such as a ...
Kolchak: The Night Stalker, a 1974 television series based on the movie, starring Darren McGavin; Night Stalker, a 2005 remake of the original Kolchak series; The Night Stalker, a 1987 horror film starring Charles Napier; Nightstalker, a 2002 horror film directed by Chris Fisher