A Case of Deadly Force

• Director: Michael Miller
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• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Courtroom Drama, Docudrama
• Themes: Social Injustice, Fighting the System
• Release Year: 1986
• Country: US
• Run Time: 95 minutes

Plot

This gripping made-for-TV courtroom drama centers on a pair of hard-working lawyers who become obsessed with proving that the tactical division of the Boston Police Force made a fatal mistake when they shot the wrong man following a robbery. The plot is based on a true story. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Cast

Gene Amoroso - Tony Raffedie; Dylan Baker - Kevin O'Donnell; Ken Cheeseman - Ken Kobre; Paul D'Amato - Mike Fagan; Tate Donovan - Lawrence O'Donnell Jr.; Anthony Heald - Dave O'Brien; Anna Maria Horsford - Virginia Cates; Tom Isbell - Billy O'Donnell; Edward Mason - Cop #2; Frank McCarthy - Hanna; Michael O'Hare - Joe Miller; Ricardo Pitts-Wiley - Eugene Reynolds; John Prosky - Phil Cochran; Fred J. Scollay - Judge Skinner; Karen Shallo - Marie Sarantopulos; John Shea - Michael O'Donnell; Jim Sweeney - Jimmy Pietra; Lorraine Toussaint - Pat Bowden; Richard Crenna - Lawrence O'Donnell Sr.; William Lynch - Court Clerk; Paul O'Brien - Ken Mooney; Peter Gerety - Bobby Doyle; Tom Kemp - Jack Finnegan

Credit

Carol Ramsey - Costume Designer, Michael Miller - Director, Paul Chihara - Composer (Music Score), Dennis Nemec - Screenwriter