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A Case of Deadly Force · 1986
A Case of Deadly Force (1986) is a Drama / TV Movie / Crime film directed by Michael Miller, starring Richard Crenna, John Shea, Lorraine Toussaint.
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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
Cast
Richard Crenna, John Shea, Lorraine Toussaint, Francis X. McCarthy, Tate Donovan, Anna Maria Horsford, Anthony Heald, Dylan Baker
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What is "A Case of Deadly Force" about?
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
When was "A Case of Deadly Force" released?
A Case of Deadly Force was released in 1986.
Who stars in "A Case of Deadly Force"?
The cast includes Richard Crenna, John Shea, Lorraine Toussaint, Francis X. McCarthy.
