Waste of time

As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

So nice to hear of others who truly appreciate this story... so well written by Stuart Woods. A very good social-history/crime/drama very cleverly woven. I believe this was the best mini-series ever. Great casting and acting!!! I wish more people had seen this story! The thread about casting an updated remake is very interesting. Perhaps we'll see that one day! I'm starting to read some other Woods books. Very good continuity of the characters and themes. I'm a big fan! So nice to hear of others who truly appreciate this story... so well written by Stuart Woods. A very good social-history/crime/drama very cleverly woven. I believe this was the best mini-series ever. Great casting and acting!!! I wish more people had seen this story! The thread about casting an updated remake is very interesting. Perhaps we'll see that one day! I'm starting to read some other Woods books. Very good continuity of the characters and themes. I'm a big fan!

In the late 70s and early 80s, there was a craze for miniseries - not full soap operas like Dallas and Dysentery, but not short shows like The Twilight Zone, originally shown by ITV under the banner of Best Sellers.One such miniseries was called Once Upon A Murder.What does this have to do with Chiefs, I hear you ask? That's what the series was called when it first went out on ITV in the early 80s.In about 1988, Channel Quatorze acquired what they said was a new series from America entitled Chiefs.The programme recycled both the plot, characters and even the actors from ITV's miniseries Once Upon A Murder.I believe that, later, some ITV regions rebroadcast it again under the name Chiefs: Once Upon A Murder.

This movie is a must see. I first saw the movie when it came out on television as a mini-series. If you love drama, suspense, and mystery you will enjoy this movie. Each scene leaves you waiting for more. Being still in grade school, it opened up my eyes as to the many injustices life has. Although it is a fictionalized movie, life in the deep South is portrayed through characters that will have you either hating them or sympathizing with them. I have been searching all over for the DVD, but have yet to find it. I'm waiting patiently for its release on DVD. I have the VHS but it is wearing down because of its use. Again--can't wait for the DVD!!

This is definitely one story I wish someone would either release on DVD or show on television again. This is a wonderful story that shows is a wonderful look at how life was in the south as shown through the eyes of three generations of police chiefs. Wayne Rogers is great in his role as the first chief, Will Henry Lee, and Brad Davis is great as the racist chief Sonny Butts. However, Billy Dee Williams gives an outstanding performance as Chief Tyler Watts (aka Joshua Cole), the chief who manages to break the case that had been dogging the town for years. Also, Keith Carradine plays the perfect killer in Foxy. His portrayal of the maniacal serial killer really gave you the impression that he had a dark side. But the performance that really surprised me was Charleton Heston as town founder, Hugh Holmes. Normally, I'm not the biggest fan of Mr. Heston, but he turned out an outstanding performance as the man who is the tie to the three generations of police chiefs. This mini-series is definitely a classic.