Manhunter

Manhunter

NR 1974 · 74 min · ★ 6.7 · Crime, Drama, TV Movie

Pilot movie for the short-lived TV series set in the 1930's about a World War I ex-marine-turned-bounty-hunter, named Dave Barrett, who goes after two Bonnie-and-Clyde style bank robbers who murdered his former girlfriend.

Directed by Walter Grauman · Written by Sam Rolfe

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