The Longest Night

The Longest Night

74 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Sept. 12, 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.

The Longest Night

74 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Sept. 12, 1972

The Longest Night
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Universal Television
Original title The Longest Night
Directors Jack Smight
Writers Merwin Gerard

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