A Case of Deadly Force

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

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 9, 1986

Original language

English

Cast

Richard Crenna,John Shea,Lorraine Toussaint,Francis X. McCarthy,Tate Donovan,Anna Maria Horsford,Anthony Heald,Dylan Baker,Michael O'Hare,Fred J. Scollayand 5 more

Director

Michael Miller

Writer

Dennis Nemec

Producer

Bruce S. Pustin

Cinematography

Kees Van Oostrum

Music

Paul Chihara

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0090802