Deadly Hero (1976)
- Directed by
- Ivan Nagy
- Genre
- drama film, thriller film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 16 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A New York City police officer is hailed as a hero for killing a suspect. But questions arise about what really happened, leading to closer scrutiny of the officer and his past.
tensesuspensefulgrittybleakmorally ambiguousslow-burnatmosphericunsettling
What happens
Deadly Hero is a 1975 American neo-noir thriller film directed by Iván Nagy, and starring Don Murray, Diahn Williams, James Earl Jones, Lilia Skala and Treat Williams in his film debut. Murray portrays a distrusted New York City police officer who becomes a cause célèbre after killing a perp, but comes under increasing scrutiny when the true circumstances of the killing are revealed. The film was released by AVCO Embassy Pictures on December 14, 1975. It opened to mixed reviews, and was considered a commercial failure. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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