A Case of Deadly Force (1986)

Synopsis: No one had ever won a "wrongful death" suit against the Boston Police, but when two white cops shoot an innocent black man in the back and without a struggle, attorney Lawrence O'Donnell (Richard... No one had ever won a "wrongful death" suit against the Boston Police, but when two white cops shoot an innocent black man in the back and without a struggle, attorney Lawrence O'Donnell (Richard Crenna) takes on the case. Based on the true story of the victim's widow who talked the former cop turned lawyer, and his four sons, into taking her case, which produced a groundbreaking victory for victims' rights. [More]

Starring: Richard Crenna, John Shea, Lorraine Toussaint, Tom Isbell

Starring: Richard Crenna, John Shea, Lorraine Toussaint, Tom Isbell, Dylan Baker, Michael O'Hare, Tate Donovan, Anna Marie Horsford, Anthony Heald, Fred J. Scollay

Director: Michael Miller

Director: Michael Miller
Composer: Paul Chihara

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