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Badge of the Assassin (1985)

TV Movie  -  R 120 min  -  Drama
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Three black revolutionaries gun down two New York City police officers. The subsequent investigation... See full summary »

Director:

Mel Damski

Writers:

Lawrence Roman, Philip Rosenberg (book), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

James Woods, Yaphet Kotto and Alex Rocco
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Woods ...
Robert K. Tannenbaum, Assistant District Attorney
Yaphet Kotto ...
Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD
Alex Rocco ...
Detective Bill Butler NYPD
David Harris ...
Lester Bertram Day
Steven Keats Steven Keats ...
Harold Skelton, Defense Attorney
Larry Riley Larry Riley ...
Herman Bell
Pam Grier ...
Alexandra 'Alie' Horn
Rae Dawn Chong ...
Christine Horn
Richard Bradford Richard Bradford ...
L.J. Delsa
Kene Holliday ...
Albert Washington
Toni Kalem Toni Kalem ...
Diana Piagentini
Tamu Blackwell Tamu Blackwell ...
Gloria Lapp
Richard Brooks ...
Anthony 'Tony' Bottom
Akosua Busia Akosua Busia ...
Ruth
Lewis Arquette Lewis Arquette ...
1st Foreman
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Storyline

Three black revolutionaries gun down two New York City police officers. The subsequent investigation puts a white assistant DA and a black police detective on the trail of the killers that leads from New York to San Francisco and down to New Orleans. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com  

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Plot Keywords:

Police | Black Detective | Black Cop | Murder | Based On True Story  | See more »

Genres:

Drama

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Das As im Ärmel See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blatt-Singer Productions See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Goofs

Anachronisms: The San Francisco police cars in the movie are painted blue and white. In real life, SFPD patrol cars were painted black and white in 1971, when the scene takes place. See more »

Quotes

Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD: It doesn't make sense!
Herman Bell: It does not have to! It just has to get noticed! They have to learn - -oppressing people COSTS!
Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD: Now I know what you are. You're not a man; you're not a leader; you're a black thug!
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