Film

The Penalty Phase

1986 · 1h 36m · Drama · Thriller · TV Movie

IMDb

6.5

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.

Peter Strauss

Kenneth Hoffman

Jonelle Allen

Susan Jansen

Karen Austin

Julie

Jane Badler

Katie Pinter

John Harkins

Mr. Hunter

Millie Perkins

Nancy Faulkner

Mitchell Ryan

Donald Faulkner

Richard Bright

Judge Von Karman

Richard Chaves

Nolan Esherman

Rossie Harris

Zach Hoffman

Art LaFleur

Pete Pavlovich

Stacey Pickren

Clair Turnley

• Tony RichardsonDirector
• Gale Patrick HickmanWriter
• Tamara AsseyevProducer
• Steve YaconelliDirector of Photography
• David A. SimmonsEditor

Release date

November 18, 1986

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 36m

Genres

Drama, Thriller, TV Movie