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Fatal Vision is a 1984 American true crime drama television miniseries directed by David Greene from a teleplay by John Gay, based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Joe McGinniss. The miniseries stars Karl Malden, Eva Marie Saint, Barry Newman, Gary Cole, and Andy Griffith. It recounts the celebrated case of Jeffrey R. MacDonald, the former Green Beret physician who was convicted of murdering his pregnant wife and their two small children.
The miniseries received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special, with Malden winning Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special for his performance as MacDonald's father-in-law, Freddy Kassab.




Cast


Starring
Karl Malden as Freddy Kassab
Eva Marie Saint as Mildred Kassab
Barry Newman as Bernie Segal
Gary Cole as Jeffrey R. MacDonald
Special guest star
Andy Griffith as Victor Worheide
Also starring
Gary Grubbs as James Blackburn
Joel Polis as Brian Murtagh
Mitchell Ryan as Paul Strombaugh
Wendy Schaal as Colette MacDonald
Scott Paulin as William Ivory
Barry Corbin as Franz Grebner
Albert Salmi as Judge Dupree
Co-starring
Alexandra Johnson as Helena Stoeckley
Paddi Edwards as Perry MacDonald
Frank Dent as Joe McGinniss
Carmen Argenziano as Col. Pruett
Andy Wood as Robert Shaw
Dennis Redfield as Peter Kearns
Joe Mays as William Posey
Rex Ryon as Jay MacDonald
J.P. Bumstead as Col. Rock
Brandy Gold as Kimberly MacDonald (age 5)
Judith Barsi as Kimberly MacDonald (age 3)
Dylan Galer as Kristen MacDonald
Lance Rosen as Dennis Eisman
Patricia Duff as Joy
Nadine van der Velde as Randi
Laurence Haddon as Gen. Flanagan
Jack Rader as Provost Marshal
Kenneth Tigar as Pathologist
Roy London as Dr. Thornton
Eugene Butler as Capt. Somers
Anne Betancourt as St. Mary's Sister




Production


NBC paid $130,000 for the rights to the book, according to McGinniss, a transaction that was complicated by a prior contractual claim by Dell publishers. The miniseries was filmed in Santa Clarita and Pasadena, California, as well as at NBC Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.




Reception






= Critical response

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John J. O'Connor of The New York Times called the story "chilling" and the miniseries "certainly compelling", but stated it was not "as overwhelming as Mr. McGinniss's book." O'Connor also praised the cast, writing that Cole, Malden, and Saint "contribute outstanding performances." Howard Rosenberg of the Los Angeles Times lauded Fatal Vision for its "superb, meticulous storytelling that will have you on the edge of your seat, with Greene managing to convey the brutality of the crime in a surreal way without showing actual violence." Rosenberg also named it "the highest-rated miniseries of the 1984-85 season."




= Accolades

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References






External links


Fatal Vision at IMDb
Fatal Vision at AllMovie
Fatal Vision at Rotten Tomatoes

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