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The Star Chamber (1983)
Directed by Peter Hyams
“They meet. They judge. They execute.”
Drama, Thriller · 1h 45m
As violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young judge of the California Supreme Court, must struggle with his tortured conscience and growing despair as he watches helplessly as the ruthless criminals brought before his court go free because clever lawyers find obscure loopholes in the law.
Cast
Michael Douglas
Steven Hardin
Hal Holbrook
Benjamin Caulfield
Yaphet Kotto
Detective Harry Lowes
Sharon Gless
Emily Hardin
James B. Sikking
Dr. Harold Lewin
Joe Regalbuto
Arthur Cooms
Don Calfa
Lawrence Monk
John DiSanti
Detective James Wickman
DeWayne Jessie
Stanley Flowers
Jack Kehoe
Hingle
Larry Hankin
Detective Kenneth Wiggan
Dick Anthony Williams
Detective Paul Mackey
Crew
- Director
- Peter Hyams
- Screenplay
- Roderick Taylor, Peter Hyams
- Director of Photography
- Richard Hannah
- Original Music Composer
- Michael Small
- Editor
- James Mitchell
- Producer
- Frank Yablans
Details
- Release date
- 1983-08-05
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Frank Yablans Presentations, 20th Century Fox
- Budget
- $8,000,000
- Box office
- $5,555,305