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Where Pigeons Go to Die

1990 TV series or program

Where Pigeons Go to Die is a 1990 made-for-television film written and directed by Michael Landon based on the novel by R. Wright Campbell. The film score was composed by Leonard Rosenman.

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The film stars Art Carney and was nominated for two Emmy awards:

  • Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or a Special (Haskell B. Boggs)
  • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special (Art Carney)

Most of the crew was taken from Landon's three previous television shows.

The film was shot in and around Lawrence, Kansas and Overland Park, Kansas, and was the last Michael Landon production for NBC.

Plot

A man (Michael Landon) recalls his childhood, and how he and his grandfather (Art Carney) trained and raced homing pigeons.[1] One special pigeon taught him to appreciate the value of home.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Maltin, Leonard, Leonard Maltin’s TV Movies Video Guide, 1991 Edition, page 1283, Plume, 1990
  2. [2]
    tcm.com


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