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Mistrial is a 1996 American drama film written and directed by Heywood Gould and starring Bill Pullman, Jon Seda, and Robert Loggia. The film aired on HBO.
Mistrial | |
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Genre | Action Drama Thriller |
Written by | Heywood Gould |
Directed by | Heywood Gould |
Starring | Bill Pullman Robert Loggia Blair Underwood |
Music by | Brad Fiedel |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Geena Davis Renny Harlin |
Producers | Bart Brown Bruce Cohen Rebecca Spikings |
Production locations | Montréal Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Cinematography | Paul Sarossy |
Editors | Rod Dean Jon Poll |
Running time | 89 minutes |
Production company | HBO NYC Productions |
Original release | |
Release | November 2, 1996 |
Plot
editAfter community activist Eddie Rios (Seda), charged with the murder of two NYPD officers, one of them his ex-wife, is found not guilty due to legal technicalities, arresting detective Steve Donohue (Pullman) takes the judge, jury, and Rios hostage, and decides to have a new trial, presenting evidence that was not previously allowed. His captain Lou Unger (Loggia) tries to convince Donohue to end his hostage taking peaceably.
Cast
edit- Bill Pullman as Steve Donohue
- Robert Loggia as Captain Lou Unger
- Jon Seda as Eddie Rios
- Blair Underwood as Lieutenant C. Hodges
- Casey Siemaszko as Detective Bobby Zito
- Leo Burmester as Commissioner Russell Crane
- Roma Maffia as Laurie Meisinger
- James Rebhorn as Mayor Taylor
- Christina Cox as Officer Ida Cruz
- Josef Sommer as Nick Mirsky
- Penny Crone as Reporter
Background
editAlthough the film was shot principally in Canada, the NYPD and other NYC sources were credited with assisting and advising.
Sources
edit- Mistrial at IMDb
- Mistrial at AllMovie
- https://www.variety.com/profiles/TVMOW/main/55385/Mistrial.html?dataSet=1