A Case of Deadly Force Trailer (1986)

09 April 1986 Drama, Crime, TV Movie 95 mins

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 as Lawrence O'Donnell Sr.

John Shea as Michael O'Donnell

Lorraine Toussaint as Pat Bowden

Francis X. McCarthy as Hanna

Tate Donovan as Lawrence O'Donnell Jr.

Anna Maria Horsford as Virginia Cates

Anthony Heald as Dave O'Brian

Dylan Baker as Kevin O'Donnell

Michael O’Hare as Joe Miller

Fred J. Scollay as Judge Skinner

Paul O'Brien as Ken Mooney

Tom Kemp as Jack Finnegan

John Prosky as Phil Cochran

Paul D'Amato as Mike Fagan

Peter Gerety as Bobby Doyle

Crew

Paul Fried Editor

Paul Chihara Original Music Composer

Bruce S. Pustin Producer

Kees Van Oostrum Director of Photography

Suzanne Cavedon Production Design

Jane Cavedon Set Decoration

Carol Ramsey Costume Design

Michael Miller Director

Dennis Nemec Teleplay

International Releases Dates

United States 09 April 1986

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