A Case of Deadly Force (1986)
1h 35m
Running Time
April 9, 1986Release Date
A Case of Deadly Force (1986)
1h 35m
Running Time
April 9, 1986Release Date
Plot.
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 & Crew.
Richard Crenna
Lawrence O'Donnell Sr.
John Shea
Michael O'Donnell
Lorraine Toussaint
Pat Bowden
Francis X. McCarthy
Hanna
Tom Isbell
Billy O'Donnell
Dylan Baker
Kevin O'Donnell
Michael O’Hare
Joe Miller
Tate Donovan
Lawrence O'Donnell Jr.
Fred J. Scollay
Judge Skinner
Anna Maria Horsford
Virginia Cates
Paul O'Brien
Ken Mooney
Anthony Heald
Dave O'Brian
Tom Kemp
Jack Finnegan
Michael Miller
Director
John Prosky
Phil Cochran
Lawrence O'Donnell
Writer
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Wiki.
A Case of Deadly Force is an American made-for-TV drama film that was released on April 9, 1986. The movie was shot in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, starring Richard Crenna, John Shea and Dylan Baker. It was adapted from the book Deadly Force by Lawrence O'Donnell.