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Heatwave! (1974)

It's been 122 degrees for the last two weeks...the rivers are going dry...the power's been knocked out...a sweltering city is grinding to a halt...and for a man and his pregnant wife the worst is yet to come.

Genre : Drama, TV Movie

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Jerry Jameson

Synopsis

A devastating heatwave hits the Los Angeles area and a young expecting couple try to evade it by escaping to a mountain resort town.

Actors

Ben Murphy
Ben Murphy
Frank Taylor
Bonnie Bedelia
Bonnie Bedelia
Laura Taylor
Lew Ayres
Lew Ayres
Dr. Grayson
David Huddleston
David Huddleston
Arnold Brady
John Anderson
John Anderson
Toler
Dana Elcar
Dana Elcar
Prescott
Robert Hogan
Robert Hogan
Harry Powers
Janit Baldwin
Janit Baldwin
Susan
Lionel Johnston
Lionel Johnston
Jerry
Clete Roberts
Clete Roberts
Newscaster
Joseph V. Perry
Joseph V. Perry
Counterman
Naomi Stevens
Naomi Stevens
Lady in Laundromat
Don Mantooth
Don Mantooth
Ambulance Attendant
Robert DoQui
Robert DoQui
Offical
Richard Bull
Richard Bull
Health Department Official
Stuart Nisbet
Stuart Nisbet
Doctor
Christine Bennett
Christine Bennett
Secretary

Crews

Jerry Jameson
Jerry Jameson
Director
Herbert F. Solow
Herbert F. Solow
Story
Herbert F. Solow
Herbert F. Solow
Producer
Harve Bennett
Harve Bennett
Executive Producer
J. Terry Williams
J. Terry Williams
Editor
Robert I. Jillson
Robert I. Jillson
Art Direction
Doug Young
Doug Young
Editor
Enzo A. Martinelli
Enzo A. Martinelli
Director of Photography
Fred Steiner
Fred Steiner
Original Music Composer
Peter Allan Fields
Peter Allan Fields
Teleplay
Mark Weingart
Mark Weingart
Teleplay

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