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

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)

Trailer

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