Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
1971, English. Directed by Richard A. Colla.
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."
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Richard A. CollaDirector
- George KennedySarge Swanson
- Ricardo MontalbanAl Matteo
- Nico MinardosNico
- Diane BakerCarol Swanson
- Stewart MossFather Terrence
- Sallie ShockleyValerie
- Larry GatesArnie Bigelow
- Harold SakataKenji Takichi
- Naomi StevensMama Bain
- Henry WilcoxonBishop Andrade
- Stanley LivingstonCharlie
- Dana ElcarFather Frank Dinsmore
Details
- Released
- 22 February 1971
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Don Mankiewicz
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Sarge: The Badge or the Cross isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 February 1971. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Sarge: The Badge or the Cross?
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross (1971) was directed by Richard A. Colla and stars George Kennedy, Ricardo Montalban, Nico Minardos.