In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders
In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders | |
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Genre | Crime Action Drama Thriller |
Written by | Tracy Keenan Wynn |
Directed by | Dick Lowry |
Starring | David Soul Michael Gross |
Theme music composer | Laurence Rosenthal |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Kenneth Kaufman Michael Lepiner |
Producers | David R. Kappes Doris Bacon (associate producer) Ooty Moorehead (associate producer) Mark Sennet (associate producer) Tracy Keenan Wynn (co-producer) |
Production locations | Goodman Apartments - 311 Como St, Tampa, Florida Fiesta Plaza, Tampa, Florida |
Cinematography | Mike Fash |
Editors | Byron "Buzz" Brandt Anita Brandt-Burgoyne |
Running time | 92 minutes |
Production companies | Telecom Entertainment Inc. World International Network |
Distributor | NBC |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Picture format | Color |
Audio format | Mono |
Original release | November 27, 1988 |
In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders is a 1988 American made-for-television crime film.
Plot[]
The film is about a real event that occurred on April 11, 1986. Two former army buddies, Mike Platt (played by David Soul) and Bill Matix (Michael Gross), commit a series of murders and bank robberies in Miami, Florida; a group of F.B.I. agents led by Benjamin Grogan (Ronny Cox), is designated to carry out the investigation. The story concludes with one of the bloodiest clashes in FBI history, the 1986 FBI Miami shootout.
Cast[]
- Ronny Cox as FBI Special Agent Ben Grogan
- Bruce Greenwood as FBI Special Agent Jerry Dove
- David Soul as Mike Platt
- Michael Gross as Bill Matix
- Doug Sheehan as FBI Special Agent Gordon McNeill
- Randal Patrick as FBI Special Agent Ron Risner
- Peter McRobbie as FBI Special Agent John Hanlon
- Geoffrey Deuel as FBI Special Agent Gilbert M. Orrantia
- Ronald G. Joseph as FBI Special Agent Edmundo Mireles Jr.
- Richard Jenkins as Detective Hamill
- Lisa Rieffel as Suzanne McNeill
- Deborah May as Elaine McNeill
- Katie Layman as Liz Mireles
- Teri Copley as Vickie
- Anne Lange as Sandra
- Loren Peele as Corey, Sandra's Son
- Becky Ann Baker as Carol Ann
- Jamie Tirelli as Jose Collazo
References[]
- VideoHound's golden movie retriever 2001 by Jim Craddock
External links[]
Categories:
- American television films
- American films
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- 1988 television films
- 1988 films
- Crime films based on actual events
- Films set in Florida
- Films set in 1985
- Films set in 1986
- Films directed by Dick Lowry
- Films scored by Laurence Rosenthal
- American television film stubs