A Case of Deadly Force
1986 · 95 min
Drama · TV Movie · Crime
★ 8.0Fact-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
Crew
- Director Michael Miller
- Director of Photography Kees Van Oostrum
Cast
Richard Crenna
Lawrence O'Donnell Sr.
John Shea
Michael O'Donnell
Lorraine Toussaint
Pat Bowden
Francis X. McCarthy
Hanna
Tate Donovan
Lawrence O'Donnell Jr.
Anna Maria Horsford
Virginia Cates
Anthony Heald
Dave O'Brian
Dylan Baker
Kevin O'Donnell
Michael O'Hare
Joe Miller
Fred J. Scollay
Judge Skinner
Paul O'Brien
Ken Mooney
Tom Kemp
Jack Finnegan
Crew
- Director — Michael Miller
- Director of Photography — Kees Van Oostrum
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