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Outrage!

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Dennis Riordan (Robert Preston) is enraged after the man who raped and murdered his daughter is relieved of punishment because of a legal loophole. Riordan then assumes the role of judge and jury and kills the man himself. He subsequently refuses to plead insanity, leaving his defense attorney, Brad Gordon (Beau Bridges), in a tough spot. Gordon then resorts to desperate measures and calls the judge who released Riordan's victim to the stand for a tense debate of legal ethics.

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Clifford Terry Chicago Tribune Sep 22, 2021
With the actors tossing away their lines as if they're disposable razors -- Preston is particularly guilty -- the movie is so relentlessly awful, it seems like a send-up. Go to Full Review
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Luke L Jul 27, 2018 Interesting concept and conclusion.
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Synopsis Dennis Riordan (Robert Preston) is enraged after the man who raped and murdered his daughter is relieved of punishment because of a legal loophole. Riordan then assumes the role of judge and jury and kills the man himself. He subsequently refuses to plead insanity, leaving his defense attorney, Brad Gordon (Beau Bridges), in a tough spot. Gordon then resorts to desperate measures and calls the judge who released Riordan's victim to the stand for a tense debate of legal ethics.
Director
Walter Grauman
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (TV)
Mar 2, 1986
Runtime
1h 40m
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