In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders
{{short description|1988 television film by Dick Lowry}}
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| genre = Crime
Action
Drama
Thriller
| creator =
| based_on =
| writer = Tracy Keenan Wynn
| screenplay =
| story =
| director = Dick Lowry
| starring = David Soul
Ronny Cox
Michael Gross
| theme_music_composer = Laurence Rosenthal
| country = United States
| language = English
| executive_producer = Kenneth Kaufman
Michael Lepiner
| producer = David R. Kappes
| location = Goodman Apartments - 311 Como St, Tampa, Florida
Fiesta Plaza, Tampa, Florida
| editor = Byron "Buzz" Brandt
Anita Brandt-Burgoyne
| cinematography = Mike Fash
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| runtime = 92 minutes
| company = Telecom Entertainment Inc.
World International Network
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| network = NBC
| released = {{Start date|1988|11|27}}
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In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders is a 1988 American made-for-television crime film.
Plot
The film is about the 1986 FBI Miami shootout 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 FBI 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.
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
- {{IMDb title|0095366}}
{{Dick Lowry}}
Category:American television films
Category:Works about Federal Bureau of Investigation
Category:1988 television films
Category:Crime films based on actual events
Category:Films directed by Dick Lowry
Category:Films scored by Laurence Rosenthal
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