

Badge of the Assassin
1985-01-04 · 96 min · ★ 5.6
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.
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- Directors
- Mel Damski
- Production companies
- Blatt-Singer Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
James WoodsRobert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney
Yaphet KottoDetective Cliff Fenton NYPD
Alex RoccoDetective Bill Butler NYPD
David HarrisLester Bertram Day
Steven KeatsHarold Skelton, Defense Attorney
Larry RileyHerman Bell
Pam GrierAlexandra 'Alie' Horn
Rae Dawn ChongChristine Horn
Richard BradfordL.J. Delsa
Kene HollidayAlbert Washington
Kelly Jo MinterRachel Torres (as Kelly Minter)
Toni KalemDiane Piagentini
Tamu BlackwellGloria Lapp
Richard BrooksAnthony 'Tony' Bottom
Akosua BusiaRuth
Noble WillinghamAirport Guard
Alan BlumenfeldCharlie
Ernie LivelyUS Marshal
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