Blood & Orchids

Blood & Orchids
GenreDrama
Based onBlood & Orchids
by Norman Katkov
Written byNorman Katkov
Directed byJerry Thorpe
StarringKris Kristofferson
Jane Alexander
Madeleine Stowe
José Ferrer
Sean Young
Music byCharles Fox
Mark Snow
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerMalcolm Stuart
ProducersAndrew Adelson
Kim C. Friese
CinematographyChuck Arnold
EditorsMarvin Adelson
Lori Jane Coleman
Running time240 minutes (including commercials)
Production companyLorimar Productions
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseFebruary 23, 1986 (1986-02-23)

Blood & Orchids is a 1986 made-for-TV crime-drama film. Written for the screen by Norman Katkov, it was an adaptation of Katkov's own novel which, in turn, was inspired by the 1932 Massie Trial in Honolulu, Hawaii. The film was aired on CBS as a two-night broadcast on February 23 and 24, 1986.