Savage (1973 TV film)

This article is about the TV movie. For the blaxploitation movie, see Savage!

Savage
Title card
Genre	Drama Thriller
Written by	Mark Rodgers William Link Richard Levinson
Directed by	Steven Spielberg
Starring	Martin Landau Barbara Bain Will Geer Paul Richards Michele Carey
Music by	Gil Melle
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Richard Levinson William Link
Producer	Paul Mason
Production locations	Los Angeles, California Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California
Cinematography	Bill Butler
Editors	Edward M. Abroms Steven Spielberg
Running time	73 minutes
Production companies	Universal Pictures Universal Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	March 31, 1973 (1973-03-31)

Savage is a 1973 American made-for-television thriller-drama film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Martin Landau. It was produced as a pilot but was not picked up as a series.

Premise

A TV reporter investigates a compromising photograph of a nominee to the Supreme Court after the woman in the photograph mysteriously dies.

Cast

• Martin Landau as Paul Savage
• Barbara Bain as Gail Abbott
• Will Geer as Joel Ryker
• Paul Richards as Peter Brooks
• Michele Carey as Allison Baker
• Barry Sullivan as Judge Daniel Stern
• Louise Latham as Marian Stern
• Susan Howard as Lee Reynolds
• Dabney Coleman as Ted Seligson
• Pat Harrington Jr. as Russell
• Jack Bender as Jerry
• Victor Millan as Director

Filming locations

• Los Angeles, California, USA
• Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

External links

• "Savage" at IMDb