The Bait

Mar 13, 1973

1h 18m

★ 6.4

The Hunter becomes the Hunted!

Overview

Tracy Fleming is a widowed police officer, with a young son, who has risen to the role of plainclothes operative. After six women have been raped and killed, Fleming agrees to go undercover in an effort to make herself a target for the killer. The climax places her in a life-and-death struggle with the killer.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

ABC Circle Films

Spelling-Goldberg Productions

ABC

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Cast

Tracy Fleming

Donna Mills

Captain Gus Maryk

Michael Constantine

Earl Stokey

William Devane

Liz Fowler

Arlene Golonka

Nora

June Lockhart

Solomon

Noam Pitlik

Eddie Nugent

Thalmus Rasulala

Gianni Ruggeri

Gianni Russo

Denise

Brioni Farrell

Mickey

Brad Savage

Newsdealer

Don Keefer

Nancy

Mitzi Hoag

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