Madigan

First-rate police thriller from director Don Siegel concerns the trials and tribulations of hard-bitten NYC cop Det. Daniel Madigan (Richard Widmark) and his partner, Det. Rocco Bonaro (Harry Guardino), as their boss, the harried Commissioner Anthony X. Russell (Henry Fonda), gives them 72 hours to stop a psychopathic murderer. Knockout supporting cast includes James Whitmore, Susan Clark, Inger Stevens, and Michael Dunn.