ASPEN

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• Release Year: 1977
• Genre: Drama, Suspense/Thriller
• Plot: Filmed on location in the winter playground of the rich and famous, Aspen, Colorado, this sprawling 3-part miniseries details the trial of Lee Bishop, an Aspen man who was arrested, tried and sentenced to die for the rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl, a crime for which Bishop is not guilty. As the years pass and Bishop sits on death row, his attorney and friend Tom Keating, does everything in his power to clear Bishop's name and find the true killer.; ; Perry King (Rip Tine, Melrose Place) plays Bishop, and the great Sam Elliot (Molly and Lawless John, Once an Eagle) his lawyer in their epic struggle to free the wrongly accused man. Elliot and King are joined by a truly amazing cast, including Michelle Philips, Gene Barry, Bo Hopkins, Anthony Franciosa, Roger Davis, Joseph Cotten, Jessica Harper. John Houseman and many more...; ; The beautiful scenery and spectacular cast add up to a very slick and smart mini-series, in large part due to the work of the executive producer Roy Huggins, (The Virginian, Maverick, The Fugitive, The Rockford Files, 77 Sunset Strip). His best work was alays absorbing, puzzling and satisfying and Aspen is no exception.
• Cast: Sam Elliott, Perry King, Gene Barry, Martine Beswick, Joseph Cotten, Roger Davis, Lee de Broux, George DiCenzo, Anthony Franciosa, Jessica Harper, Bo Hopkins, John Houseman, John McIntire, Michelle Phillips, William Prince, Deborah Richter, Pepper Martin, Angus Duncan, James O'Connell, Michael Carr, Lynne Topping, Rod Haase, Leslie Simms, Todd Martin, Roberta McElroy, John de Lancie, Don Collier, Antony Ponzini, James Houghton, Stephanie Blackmore, Mark Heyes, Stephen Coit, Dana Baker, Maralee Beck, Penny Ciarlo, Terry Donahue, Martha Gerwetz, Jeff Harlan, Wings Hauser, Doug Heyes Jr., Connie Kreski, Cassandra Lampert, Susan Lawson, Michael Mancini, Raul Martinez, John McKee, Corinne Michel, Deborah Moore, Gary Pagett, Sheila Ryan, Emma Trekman, John Walsh, Sandy Ward, Marion A. Wright, Burt Hirschfeld, Bart Spicer
• Director: Frederick Wiseman
• Runtime: 4:48
• Company: Universal Studios, NBC, Timeless Media Group
• Media Format: Series