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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.
Plot[]
After 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.
Background[]
Although the film was shot principally in Canada, the NYPD and other NYC sources were credited with assisting and advising.
Cast[]
- Bill Pullman as Steve Donohue
- Robert Loggia as Captain Lou Unger
- Jon Seda as Eddie Rios
- Blair Underwood as Lieutenant C. Hodges
- Leo Burmester as Commissioner Russell Crane
- Roma Maffia as Laurie Meisinger
- James Rebhorn as Mayor Taylor
- Christina Cox as Officer Ida Cruz
- Josef Summer as Nick Mirsky
- Peter McNeill as Chief Inspector Ray Hartman
Sources[]
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- http://www.variety.com/profiles/TVMOW/main/55385/Mistrial.html?dataSet=1