Movie: Badge of the Assassin

Top 10 Billed Cast

James Woods
James Woods

Robert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney

Yaphet Kotto
Yaphet Kotto

Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD

Alex Rocco
Alex Rocco

Detective Bill Butler NYPD

Pam Grier
Pam Grier

Alexandra 'Alie' Horn

Rae Dawn Chong
Rae Dawn Chong

Christine Horn

David Harris
David Harris

Lester Bertram Day

Steven Keats
Steven Keats

Lester Bertram Day

Larry Riley
Larry Riley

Herman Bell

Kelly Jo Minter
Kelly Jo Minter

Rachel Torres

Richard Bradford
Richard Bradford

L.J. Delsa

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  • Overview

    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.

  • Release Date

    1985-01-04

  • Average

    5

  • Rating:

    2.5 starts
  • Tagline

    They killed in cold blood. Not for money. Not for revenge. But for an even more ruthless motive.

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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