The Star Chamber (1983)

Synopsis: Hardin is a hard-working, honest judge becoming frustrated with a legal system, that continuously forces him to release criminals on technicalities. He reaches his breaking point when he must set... Hardin is a hard-working, honest judge becoming frustrated with a legal system, that continuously forces him to release criminals on technicalities. He reaches his breaking point when he must set free two members of a child-pornography ring accused of murdering a boy. Feeling defeated, Hardin turns to his mentor Judge Caulfield, who ushers him into a secret society of magistrates called the Star Chamber. These judges act as deadly vigilantes, exacting revenge on heinous lawbreakers freed on technicalities. But when the Star Chamber sets its sights on the child-porno duo, Hardin finds himself protecting the killers, who may not be guilty after all. [More]

Starring: Michael Douglas, Hal Holbrook, Sharon Gless, Yaphet Kotto

Starring: Michael Douglas, Hal Holbrook, Sharon Gless, Yaphet Kotto, James B. Sikking, Joe Regalbuto, Don Calfa, John DiSanti, Jack Kehoe, Larry Hankin, Dick Anthony Williams, Dana Gladstone, David Proval, Robin Gammell, Matthew Faison, Michael Ensign, Jason Bernard, Frances Bergen

Director: Peter Hyams

Director: Peter Hyams
Screenwriter: Roderick Taylor, Peter Hyams

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