A Case of Deadly Force
1986, English. Directed by Michael Miller.
Fact-based story about a 1975 cover-up of a shooting by two white members of the Boston Tactical Unit. While on stakeout on a suspected getaway car used in a armed robbery, the two gunned down a black man who entered the car. The two claimed the man had a gun and they shot in self-defense. Police investigation decided it was a rightful shooting. The man's widow knew her husband would not be carrying a weapon and became determined to prove her husband's innocence. She hired a former cop who had become a lawyer to prove her case. Working with his four sons, the lawyer team takes on the police force in what eventually proved to be a landmark legal decision. Written by John Sacksteder
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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CineverseCast & crew
- Michael MillerDirector
- Richard CrennaLawrence O'Donnell Sr.
- John SheaMichael O'Donnell
- Lorraine ToussaintPat Bowden
- Francis X. McCarthyHanna
- Tate DonovanLawrence O'Donnell Jr.
- Anna Maria HorsfordVirginia Cates
- Anthony HealdDave O'Brian
- Dylan BakerKevin O'Donnell
- Michael O'HareJoe Miller
- Fred J. ScollayJudge Skinner
- Paul O'BrienKen Mooney
- Tom KempJack Finnegan
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- Released
- 9 April 1986
- Country
- United States of America
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Who directed A Case of Deadly Force?
A Case of Deadly Force (1986) was directed by Michael Miller and stars Richard Crenna, John Shea, Lorraine Toussaint.