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A 60-minute guilt trip with Van Heflin's face doing all the heavy lifting.
IMDb
68

Ricochet (1961)

Vintage TV tensionMilitary melodramaBlack-and-white blues

Overview

ComedyDrama

An army sergeant blames himself for causing a rookie's death during training.

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Content warning
military trainingaccidental death

Standout Aspects

Acting

Van Heflin's haunted eyes could teach a masterclass in silent suffering.

Direction

Marc Daniels squeezes theatrical intimacy into tight TV frame.

Best for:Solo: Late-night vintage TV rabbit hole when you want to feel something quietly.·Rewatch: Noticing Heflin's micro-expressions you missed the first guilt-soaked time.
Heads up:Emotional: Accidental death of young soldier haunts entire runtime.
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Director

Marc Daniels

ReleasedOct 3, 1961
Runtime1h
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Four Stars Productions

Top Cast

Dick Powell

Dick Powell

Self - Host

Van Heflin

Van Heflin

Sergeant Paul Maxon

John Doucette

John Doucette

Sergeant Al Graff

Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

Rose Maxon

Robert F. Simon

Robert F. Simon

Colonel

John Harmon

John Harmon

man

William Boyett

William Boyett

company clerk

John Davis Chandler

John Davis Chandler

Kelso

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

This was a 'Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre' episode that got theatrical release overseas — explaining the 60-minute 'movie' runtime.

Cultural

1961 military TV was processing Korean War guilt before Vietnam made it fashionable; this is pre-Catch-22 cynicism, all earnest anguish.

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