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A 71-minute TV war movie with zero TMDB votes. Is this hidden trash or lost treasure?
TMDB
80
IMDb
60

Keefer (1978)

vintage cheeseSaturday afternoon dad energylow-budget guts

Overview

TV MovieWar

An U.S. Army colonel leads a crack group of secret agents operating behind enemy lines in occupied France during World War II.

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Content warning
disposable heroismmedia's war obsessioncheap patriotism

Standout Aspects

Acting

William Conrad's voice could narrate a grocery list

Production

TV budget WWII: resourceful or ridiculous?

Direction

Barry Shear crams a feature into 71 minutes

Best for:Background: Fold laundry while half-watching on a lazy Sunday·Rewatch: Ironically quote William Conrad's gravelly voice·Solo: Curiosity killed the cat, satisfaction brought it back
Barry Shear

Director

Barry Shear

ReleasedMar 16, 1978
Runtime1h 11m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Columbia Pictures Television
David Gerber Productions

Top Cast

William Conrad

William Conrad

Col. Keefer

Michael O'Hare

Michael O'Hare

Benny

Cathy Lee Crosby

Cathy Lee Crosby

Angel

Katherine Woodville

Katherine Woodville

Amy

Brioni Farrell

Brioni Farrell

Beaujolais

Marcel Hillaire

Marcel Hillaire

Maureau

Ian Abercrombie

Ian Abercrombie

Rudy

Jack Ging

Jack Ging

Benson

Jeremy Kemp

Jeremy Kemp

Kliest

Richard Sanders

Richard Sanders

Bemmel

Norbert Weisser

Norbert Weisser

Vorst

William Bassett

William Bassett

The Sergeant

Steffen Zacharias

Steffen Zacharias

Duval

Natalie Core

Natalie Core

Madame Gerrel

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Barry Shear directed over 100 TV episodes but only a handful of features — this was his war movie swing.

Cultural

1978 was peak 'TV movie as disposable entertainment' era; Keefer barely exists in any archive.

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