The Monk

Oct 21, 1969

1h 14m

★ 7.5

An independent guy like Gus Monk is always attractive. He attracts women, money, excitement...and danger.

Overview

Underworld attorney Leo Barnes hires Gus Monk to safeguard a valuable envelope containing information on a mobster. Monk refuses — until he meets Mrs. Barnes and jumps on a merry-go-round of viciousness and murder.

Genres

Mystery

Thriller

TV Movie

Production Companies

Thomas/Spelling Productions

The Monk Trailers

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Cast

Gus Monk

George Maharis

Janice Barnes

Janet Leigh

Wideman

Rick Jason

Danny Gouzenko

Carl Betz

Tinker

Jack Albertson

Lieutenant Edward Heritage

Raymond St. Jacques

Leo Barnes

William Smithers

Hip Guy

Jack Soo

Trapp

Edward G. Robinson Jr.

Stanger

George Burrafato

Lisa Daniels

Linda Marsh

Sergeant Mawson

Georges Saurel

After being run out of Las Vegas, reporter Carl Kolchak heads for Seattle and another reporting job with the local paper. It's not long before he’s on the trail of another string of bizarre murders. It seems that every 21 years, for the past century, a killer murders a certain number of people, drains them of their blood, and then disappears into the night. Kolchak is on his trail, but can he stop him?

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