The Longest Night (1972)
The daughter of a wealthy family is kidnapped and imprisoned underground in a custom-built, ventilated coffin while her family and the police search for her. But the battery that powers the ventilation is running out of juice and the ransom drop has been botched. This movie was originally shown as an ABC Movie of the Week on September 12, 1972. The story is based on the 1968 kidnapping of Barbara Mackle by Gary Krist.
- Released
- 1972-09-12
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 74 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jack Smight
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 from 6 votes
Cast
- David Janssen as Alan Chambers
- James Farentino as John Danbury
- Phyllis Thaxter as Norma Chambers
- Skye Aubrey as Ellen Gunther
- Mike Farrell as Wills
- Sallie Shockley as Karen Chambers
- Joel Fabiani as Barris
- Richard Anderson as Harvey Eaton
- Charles McGraw as Father Chase
- John Kerr as Agent Jones
- Robert Cornthwaite as Frank Cavanaugh
- Ross Elliott as Dr. Steven Clay
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