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Badge of the Assassin
Badge of the Assassin

Badge of the Assassin

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

Genres

DramaActionTV Movie

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

96 mins

Rating

5.4/10

Release Date

04 January 1985

Country

United States of America

Cast

James Woods

James Woods

Robert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney

Yaphet Kotto

Yaphet Kotto

Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD

Alex Rocco

Alex Rocco

Detective Bill Butler NYPD

Pam Grier

Pam Grier

Alexandra 'Alie' Horn

Rae Dawn Chong

Rae Dawn Chong

Christine Horn

David Harris

David Harris

Lester Bertram Day

Steven Keats

Steven Keats

Lester Bertram Day

Larry Riley

Larry Riley

Herman Bell

Kelly Jo Minter

Kelly Jo Minter

Rachel Torres

Richard Bradford

Richard Bradford

L.J. Delsa

Toni Kalem

Toni Kalem

Diane Piagentini

Tamu Blackwell

Tamu Blackwell

Gloria Lapp

Richard Brooks

Richard Brooks

Anthony 'Tony' Bottom

Akosua Busia

Akosua Busia

Ruth

Noble Willingham

Noble Willingham

Airport Guard

Kene Holliday

Kene Holliday

Albert Washington

Alan Blumenfeld

Alan Blumenfeld

Charlie

Ernie Lively

Ernie Lively

US Marshal

Ray Girardin

Ray Girardin

Agent King

Lewis Arquette

Lewis Arquette

Foreman #1

David Wohl

David Wohl

Kevin Klein

Lew Palter

Lew Palter

Judge Greenfield

Paul Perri

Paul Perri

Joseph Piagentini

Michael Sandoval

Michael Sandoval

Francisco Torres

Drew Snyder

Drew Snyder

Inspector McCoy

Kim Delgado

Kim Delgado

Waverly Jones

Charles Walker

Charles Walker

Court Clerk #1

Dierk Torsek

Dierk Torsek

Defense Attorney

Charlie Stavola

Charlie Stavola

Judge Aloysius Melia

Robert Benjamin Pope

Robert Benjamin Pope

Ulysses Tatum

Fred Lerner

Fred Lerner

Sgt. Kowalski

Judith Brown

Judith Brown

Reporter #1

Terry Brannon

Terry Brannon

Mississippi Officer

Reggie Bruce

Reggie Bruce

Road Gang Guy

Daniel H. Blatt

Daniel H. Blatt

Reporter #2

Tomas Gorosteita

Tomas Gorosteita

Gabriel Torres

Sheila Johns

Sheila Johns

Linda McGill

Glenn-Michael Jones

Glenn-Michael Jones

San Francisco Officer

Tom Kindle

Tom Kindle

New Orleans Officer

Paul McCauley

Paul McCauley

Mississippi Judge

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