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A Case of Deadly Force (1986)

★ 8.0/10 95 min Drama, TV Movie, Crime United States English
Teleplay: Dennis Nemec
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Description

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

Top Cast

Richard Crenna
Richard Crenna Lawrence O'Donnell Sr.
John Shea
John Shea Michael O'Donnell
Lorraine Toussaint
Lorraine Toussaint Pat Bowden
Francis X. McCarthy
Francis X. McCarthy Hanna
Tate Donovan
Tate Donovan Lawrence O'Donnell Jr.
Anna Maria Horsford
Anna Maria Horsford Virginia Cates
Anthony Heald
Anthony Heald Dave O'Brian
Dylan Baker
Dylan Baker Kevin O'Donnell

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