The Star Chamber

The Star Chamber

6.0IMDb Score
Released:1983-08-05
Duration:105 min
Director:Peter Hyams
Actors:Michael Douglas, Hal Holbrook, Yaphet Kotto, Sharon Gless, James B. Sikking
Production:Frank Yablans Presentations, 20th Century Fox

Overview:

As violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young judge of the California Supreme Court, must struggle with his tortured conscience and growing despair as he watches helplessly as the ruthless criminals brought before his court go free because clever lawyers find obscure loopholes in the law.

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