Where to Watch A Case of Deadly Force (1986) in the US

What it's 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.

Cast and crew

Director

Michael Miller

Writer

Lawrence O'Donnell, Dennis Nemec

Starring

Richard Crenna, John Shea, Lorraine Toussaint

Details

Release date

Apr 9, 1986

Language

English

Country

United States

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