A Case of Deadly Force (1986)

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Original Title: A Case of Deadly Force

Release Date: April 09, 1986

Runtime: 95 minutes

Budget: $0.0

Revenue: $0.0

Overview

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

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Cast

Richard Crenna

Lawrence O'Donnell Sr.

John Shea

Michael O'Donnell

Tate Donovan

Lawrence O'Donnell Jr.

Anthony Heald

Dave O'Brian

Dylan Baker

Kevin O'Donnell

Fred J. Scollay

Judge Skinner

Paul O'Brien

Ken Mooney

Tom Kemp

Jack Finnegan

John Prosky

Phil Cochran

Paul D'Amato

Mike Fagan

Peter Gerety

Bobby Doyle

Crew

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