A Case of Deadly Force (1986)
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
A Case of Deadly ForceDrama, TV Movie, Crime
Cast
- Richard Crenna — Lawrence O'Donnell Sr.
- John Shea — Michael O'Donnell
- Lorraine Toussaint — Pat Bowden
- Francis X. McCarthy — Hanna
- Tate Donovan — Lawrence O'Donnell Jr.
- Anna Maria Horsford — Virginia Cates
- Anthony Heald — Dave O'Brian
- Dylan Baker — Kevin O'Donnell
- Michael O'Hare — Joe Miller
- Fred J. Scollay — Judge Skinner
- Paul O'Brien — Ken Mooney
- Tom Kemp — Jack Finnegan
Where to watch A Case of Deadly Force
fuboTV, Cineverse
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