Sarge: The Badge or the Cross

Sarge: The Badge or the Cross

1971 · 100 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama, TV Movie

After his wife is murdered, a veteran cop quits the police department and becomes a priest. Several years later he is assigned to a parish where he meets the man who killed his wife -- and discovers that the killer was gunning for him instead. The first of two feature-length pilots for the series "Sarge."

Directed by Richard A. Colla · Written by Don Mankiewicz

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