Badge of the Assassin (1985)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.177 |
Directed By
Mel Damski
Crew
Kirk A. Holland
Lawrence Roman
Philip Rosenberg
Mel Damski
Judith Weiner
Pixie Lamppu
Ray Greenfield
R. Clifford Searcy
Tom Scott
Daniel H. Blatt
Elio Zarmati
Benita Brazier
Robert K. Tanenbaum
Ted Roberts
Allan H. Jones
Valli O'Reilly
Eric Davies
Medusah
Rick Rothen
Neil Rapp
Hope R. Goodwin
Andrew L. Cohen
John Lindley
Ernie F. Orsatti
Robert Singer
Don Isaacs
Joe Pennella
TOP CAST
James Woods
Robert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney
Yaphet Kotto
Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD
Alex Rocco
Detective Bill Butler NYPD
Pam Grier
Alexandra 'Alie' Horn
Rae Dawn Chong
Christine Horn
David Harris
Lester Bertram Day
Steven Keats
Lester Bertram Day
Larry Riley
Herman Bell
Kelly Jo Minter
Rachel Torres
Richard Bradford
L.J. Delsa
Toni Kalem
Diane Piagentini
Tamu Blackwell
Gloria Lapp
Richard Brooks
Anthony 'Tony' Bottom
Akosua Busia
Ruth
Noble Willingham
Airport Guard
Kene Holliday
Albert Washington
Alan Blumenfeld
Charlie
Ernie Lively
US Marshal
Ray Girardin
Agent King
Lewis Arquette
Foreman #1
David Wohl
Kevin Klein
Lew Palter
Judge Greenfield
Paul Perri
Joseph Piagentini
Michael Sandoval
Francisco Torres
Drew Snyder
Inspector McCoy
Kim Delgado
Waverly Jones
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