The Old Man Who Cried Wolf is a 1970 American made-for-television thriller film directed by Walter Grauman and starring Edward G. Robinson, Martin Balsam and Diane Baker.

[2] Writer Luther Davis adapted the movie from a story by Arnold Horwitt.

[4] It was the seventh most-watched primetime program in the United States for the week upon its debut.

[2] The Los Angeles Times said Robinson's performance was "filled with skill and nuance" but the film "broke your heart by being a cop out of what it might have been.

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