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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.
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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 |
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.
Although the film was shot principally in Canada, the NYPD and other NYC sources were credited with assisting and advising.
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