The Penalty Phase (1986)
Things looked pretty simple: the confessed murderer had all the evidence against him. The Prosecutor Jansen could not have been more relentless, conservative and incisive. Furthermore, the jury already had a verdict: guilty of the more than 30 charges against him. But suddenly Judge Kenneth Hoffman finds out that the evidence was not obtained legally, so the procedure is void. Judge Hoffman is in the middle of this legal storm, although he wants to apply the law strictly, he will find everybody against him.
- Released
- 1986-11-18
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Tony Richardson
- TMDB rating
- 5.2/10 from 8 votes
Cast
- Peter Strauss as Kenneth Hoffman
- Jonelle Allen as Susan Jansen
- Karen Austin as Julie
- Jane Badler as Katie Pinter
- John Harkins as Mr. Hunter
- Millie Perkins as Nancy Faulkner
- Mitchell Ryan as Donald Faulkner
- Richard Bright as Judge Von Karman
- Richard Chaves as Nolan Esherman
- Rossie Harris as Zach Hoffman
- Art LaFleur as Pete Pavlovich
- Stacey Pickren as Clair Turnley
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