The Bait

The Bait

The Hunter becomes the Hunted!

1973•1h 18m•6.4/10

DramaTV MovieCrimeThriller

Ratings

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6.4/10(5)

Tracy Fleming is a widowed police officer, with a young son, who has risen to the role of plainclothes operative. After six women have been raped and killed, Fleming agrees to go undercover in an effort to make herself a target for the killer. The climax places her in a life-and-death struggle with the killer.

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Production

ABC Circle Films, Spelling-Goldberg Productions, ABC

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Donna Mills

Donna Mills

Tracy Fleming

Michael Constantine

Michael Constantine

Captain Gus Maryk

William Devane

William Devane

Earl Stokey

Arlene Golonka

Arlene Golonka

Liz Fowler

June Lockhart

June Lockhart

Nora

Noam Pitlik

Noam Pitlik

Solomon

Thalmus Rasulala

Thalmus Rasulala

Eddie Nugent

Gianni Russo

Gianni Russo

Gianni Ruggeri

Brioni Farrell

Brioni Farrell

Denise

Brad Savage

Brad Savage

Mickey

Don Keefer

Don Keefer

Newsdealer

Mitzi Hoag

Mitzi Hoag

Nancy

Wende Wagner

Wende Wagner

2nd Victim

Jim Malinda

Jim Malinda

Bearded Suspect on Bus

John Dennis

John Dennis

Mr. Olsen

Robert Casper

Randy

Paul Pepper

Paul Pepper

Man in Raincoat on Bus

Connie Sawyer

Connie Sawyer

Bus Passenger

Vince Cannon

Dan

Grace Lenard

Screaming Woman

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