Drama ·Action ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1985 · 1h 36m

Badge of the Assassin

Director

Cast

James Woods as Robert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney Yaphet Kotto as Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD Alex Rocco as Detective Bill Butler NYPD David Harris as Lester Bertram Day Steven Keats as Harold Skelton, Defense Attorney Larry Riley as Herman Bell

Crew

John Lindley — Director of Photography Andrew Cohen — Editor Tom Scott — Original Music Composer Lawrence Roman — Writer Allan H. Jones — Production Design

Tagline

They killed in cold blood. Not for money. Not for revenge. But for an even more ruthless motive.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

new york city revolutionaries

Key Collaborators

Mel Damski Director John Lindley Director of Photography Andrew Cohen Editor Tom Scott Original Music Composer Lawrence Roman Writer Allan H. Jones Production Design

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