A Case of Deadly Force
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1986-04-09
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Drama
TV Movie
Crime
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
Featured Crew
| Bruce S. Pustin | Producer |
| Kees Van Oostrum | Director of Photography |
| Jane Cavedon | Set Decoration |
| Carol Ramsey | Costume Design |
| Paul Fried | Editor |
| Paul Chihara | Original Music Composer |
| Suzanne Cavedon | Production Design |
| Dennis Nemec | Teleplay |
| Michael Miller | Director |
