Murder Ordained

May 03, 1987 (en) [0] Min
  • First Air Date
    May 03, 1987
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
    54%
  • Original title
    Murder Ordained
  • Release
    May 03, 1987
  • en
    -

Adultery and murder... the true story of Reverend Tom Bird

Overview

Murder Ordained is a television miniseries which originally aired for CBS in 1987, starring Keith Carradine, JoBeth Williams, and Kathy Bates. The telefilm was directed and co-written by Mike Robe. Based on actual events that occurred in Emporia, Kansas in 1983, the film tells the story of trooper John Rule whose investigation into a fatal traffic accident involving a local minister's wife turns into a case of murder when it becomes apparent that the accident was no accident at all. 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 miniseries was nominated for an Emmy Award.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Casts

  1. Keith Carradine

    Trooper John Rule

  2. JoBeth Williams

    Lorna Anderson

  3. Kathy Bates

    Bobbi Birk

  4. Guy Boyd

    Mike Buckley

  5. Terence Knox

    Martin Anderson

  6. Darrell Larson

    Ronald Stark

  7. John Goodman

    Hugh Rayburn

  8. M. Emmet Walsh

    Vern Humphrey

  9. Terry Kinney

    Tom Bird

  10. Anne E. Curry

    Loraine Rule

  11. Robert Harper

    Warren

  12. Margot Rose

    Nancy Horst

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 12 / Crews : 3

Season 1 ( 1987-05-03)

Part 1

Episode: 1

Part 2

Episode: 2
May 03, 1987 (en)
[0] Min
  • First Air Date May 03, 1987
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato 54%
Original Title Murder Ordained
en

Adultery and murder... the true story of Reverend Tom Bird

Overview

Murder Ordained is a television miniseries which originally aired for CBS in 1987, starring Keith Carradine, JoBeth Williams, and Kathy Bates. The telefilm was directed and co-written by Mike Robe. Based on actual events that occurred in Emporia, Kansas in 1983, the film tells the story of trooper John Rule whose investigation into a fatal traffic accident involving a local minister's wife turns into a case of murder when it becomes apparent that the accident was no accident at all. 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 miniseries was nominated for an Emmy Award.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer