Film

License to Kill

1986 · 1h 36m · Drama · TV Movie

He is their only hope for justice.

IMDb

5.5

A grieving family whose daughter was killed in a car crash with a drunken driver is outraged and frustrated as they encounter the inevitable bureaucratic delays in bringing the case to trial. Once in the courtroom, they are horror-stricken as the young, hard-pressed district attorney seems unable to overcome the technicalities and maneuverings that the driver's attorney uses to keep his client out of jail and still on the streets as a legal driver. When the judge is forced to rule time and again in favor of the defense, it appears that the driver might escape punishment altogether.

James Farentino

John Peterson

Penny Fuller

Judith Peterson

Don Murray

Tom Fiske

Millie Perkins

Mary Fiske

Ari Meyers

Amy Peterson

Donald Moffat

Howard Webster

Jacqueline Brookes

Judge Miriam Roth

Kristen Vigard

Lynne Peterson

Denzel Washington

Martin Sawyer

George Martin

Steve

John M. Jackson

Officer Caskey

Josef Rainer

Reece Campbell

Jerry Haynes

Bill Wilson

Marc Gilpin

Larry Chernoff

Niki Flacks

Meredith

Hugh Gorrian

Brice McCullough

• Jud TaylorDirector
• William A. SchwartzWriter
• Mike RobeWriter
• Dorothea G. PetrieProducer
• Marian ReesExecutive Producer
• Robert C. JessupDirector of Photography
• Laurence RosenthalOriginal Music Composer
• Paul LaMastraEditor
• Mary ColquhounCasting

Release date

December 16, 1986

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

12

Genres

Drama, TV Movie

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