Mord aus Angst (1981)
In Notwehr erschießt eine junge Frau einen Gangster. Da der Staatsanwalt auf Mord plädiert, muß sie ihre Unschuld beweisen. Die offensichtlich beabsichtigte Auseinandersetzung mit der Selbstjustiz verliert der Film bald aus den Augen: Er schildert das Schicksal einer Frau, die über sich selbst hinauswächst, wobei seine naive Weltsicht die Probleme stark vereinfacht.
Der Regisseur: Ivan Nagy
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Sally Struthers as Emily Cates |
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David Ackroyd as Joe Cates |
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Dick Anthony Williams as Det. Frank Campbell |
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Joel Bailey as Matt Grine |
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Frank Koppala as Henry Galsworthy |
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Jeffrey Tambor as Lance Kessler |
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Allan Rich as Roy Grutman |
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Belita Moreno as Marcie Clark |
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Melissa Francis as Diana Cates |
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Valorie Armstrong as Phyllis Thatcher |
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Max Showalter as Peter Schechter |
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Gary Wood as Tompall Shockley |
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Matthew Faison as Paul Clark |
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Laurence Haddon as Hal |
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Julianna McCarthy as Thelma Grine |
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Millie Perkins as Lena Webber |
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Katherine Justice as Andrea Freemont |
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Michael Gregory as Officer Auchner |
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Robert Burgos as Bob Parkins |
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Rita Lynn as Judge Rose Berryman |
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William Marquez as Bradley Morse |
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Jenny Gago as Juanita Romero |
| Writing | Stephen Zito | Writer |
| Writing | James M. Miller | Writer |
| Directing | Ivan Nagy | Director |
| Editing | Jerrold L. Ludwig | Editor |
| Art | Fred S. Winston | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Jimmie Haskell | Music |
| Production | Peter Locke | Producer |
| Camera | Dennis Dalzell | Director of Photography |
| Production | David Debin | Producer |
| Art | Herman F. Zimmerman | Art Direction |
| Production | Barbara Claman | Casting |
| Production | Karen Hendel | Casting |
| Production | Robert S. Mendelsohn | Production Manager |
| Production | C. Robert Holloway | Location Manager |
| Sound | John Caper Jr. | Music Supervisor |
| Directing | Marion Tumen | Script Supervisor |