On this day in movie history - Highlander (1986):

Highlander

directed by Russell Mulcahy,

written by Gregory Widen, Peter Bellwood and Larry Ferguson,

based on a story by Gregory Widen,

was released in the United States on March 7, 1986.
Music by Michael Kamen and Queen.

Cast:

Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Clancy Brown, Roxanne Hart, Beatie Edney, Alan North, Jon Polito, Sheila Gish, Hugh Quarshie, Christopher Malcolm, Peter Diamond, Celia Imrie, Billy Hartman, James Cosmo, Edward Wiley, Corinne Russell, Greg Gagne, Jim Brunzell, Sam Fatu, Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, Buddy Roberts.

On this day in movie history - The Black Marble (1980 movie & novel):

The Black Marble

directed by Harold Becker,

written by Joseph Wambaugh,

based on the novel by Joseph Wambaugh,

was released in the United States on March 7, 1980.

Music by Maurice Jarre.

Cast:

Robert Foxworth, Paula Prentiss, Harry Dean Stanton, Barbara Babcock, John Hancock, Raleigh Bond, Judy Landers, Pat Corley, Paul Henry Itkin, Richard Dix, Jorge Cervera Jr., Marilyn Chris, Doris Belack, Dallas Alinder, Elizabeth Farley, Michael Dudikoff, Lou Cutell, Anne Ramsey, Ion Teodorescu, Michael Hawkins, Lidia Kristen, Tenaya Torres, Art Kassul, Robin Raymond, Billy Beck, Adele Malis-Morey, Herta Ware, Jane Daly, F. Wilcock, Valery Klever, Natasha Plaksin, Christopher Lloyd, James Woods, Bill Burns.

Recommended reading:

The Black Marble

By Joseph Wambaugh.

Published by Delacorte Press.

Published 1978.

Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 044000523X

ISBN-13: 978-0440005230

Description:

He is a damned good cop – a burned-out homicide detective wrapped around a Smith & Wesson .38 and a vodka bottle.

She is his partner – twice divorced, nursing a grudge against men, obsessed by the awful temptation of love.

“Terrifying … romantic … beautifully constructed.” – Los Angeles Times.

“Wambaugh sidesteps all the clichés … He has the ability to portray women as flesh-and-blood, thinking human beings.” – The Sun (Baltimore).

“First-rate … Fast, colorful, and gripping … as touching as it is breathlessly entertaining.” – Cosmopolitan.

“Superb . . . his best book!” – St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

On this day in movie history - Slither (1973):

Slither

directed by Howard Zieff,

written by W. D. Richter,

was released in the United States on March 7, 1973.
Music by Tom McIntosh.

Cast:

James Caan, Peter Boyle, Sally Kellerman, Louise Lasser, Allen Garfield, Richard B. Shull, Alex Rocco, Seamon Glass, Wayne Storm, Diana Darrin, Stuart Nisbet, Edwina Gough, Al Dunlap, James Joseph, Virginia Sale, Alex Henteloff, Len Lesser, Garry Goodrow, Raven Grey Eagle, William Noland, Jack Perkins, Moira Sher.

On this day in movie history - The Long Goodbye (1973):

The Long Goodbye

directed by Robert Altman,

written by Leigh Brackett,

based on the novel by Raymond Chandler,

was released in the United States on March 7, 1973.
Music by John Williams.

Cast:

Elliott Gould, Nina van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden, Mark Rydell, Henry Gibson, David Arkin, Jim Bouton, Warren Berlinger, Pancho Córdova, Enrique Lucero, Rutanya Alda, Jack Riley, Jerry Jones, John S. Davies, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek (1969)

Star Trek: Voyager (2001)

Star Trek: Discovery (2019)

Star Trek

Season 3. Episode 22.

Episode entitled: The Savage Curtain.

Released March 7, 1969.

Directed by Herschel Daugherty.

Written by Gene Roddenberry, Arthur Heinemann, Arthur H. Singer.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Alexander Courage.

Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Majel Barrett, Lee Bergere, Barry Atwater, Phillip Pine, Arell Blanton, Carol Daniels, Bob Herron, Nathan Jung, Bill Blackburn, Roger Holloway, Bart La Rue, Janos Prohaska.

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 7. Episode 17.

Episode entitled: Human Error.

Released March 7, 2001.

Directed by Allan Kroeker.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Brannon Braga, André Bormanis, Kenneth Biller, Michael Taylor, Robert Doherty, Phyllis Strong, Michael/Mike Sussman.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Manu Intiraymi, Majel Barrett, Louis Ortiz, Pablo Soriano.

Star Trek: Discovery

Season 2. Episode 8.

Episode entitled: If Memory Serves.

Released March 7, 2019.

Directed by T.J. Scott.

Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Dan Dworkin, Jay Beattie, Kirsten Beyer, Sean Cochran.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Wilson Cruz, Shazad Latif, Anson Mount, Michelle Yeoh, Melissa George, Ethan Peck, Alan Van Sprang, Rachael Ancheril, Dee Pelletier, Rob Brownstein, Alisen Richmond-Peck/Alisen Down, Hannah Cheesman, Emily Coutts, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Oyin Oladejo, Ronnie Rowe, Julianne Grossman, Arista Arhin, Riley Gilchrist, Liam Hughes, Harry Judge, Jon De Leon, Sara Mitich, Tara Nicodemo, Avaah Blackwell, Nicole Dickinson.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1958):

M Squad

Season 1. Episode 24.
Episode entitled: The Man in Hiding.
Released March 7, 1958.
Directed by Don Taylor.
Written by Harry W. Junkin.
Music by Stanley Wilson.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Alan Baxter, John Hoyt, Paul Newlan, Edwin Reimers, June Vincent, Ralph Neff, Willard Thompson.