Hellinger's Law

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Hellinger's Law

1981

1h 40m

8.8(2 votes)

Drama

Crime

TV Movie

Overview

A flamboyant criminal lawyer named Nick Hellinger takes on the case of a syndicate's accountant (actually a Justice Department agent who has infiltrated the mob) accused of murdering a local TV newscaster.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Telly Savalas

Nick Hellinger

Morgan Stevens

Andy Clay

Ja'net DuBois

Dottie Singer

Roy Poole

Judge Carroll

Rod Taylor

Clint Tolliver

Melinda Dillon

Anne Gronouski

James Sutorius

Lon Braden

Tom McFadden

Det. Roy Donovan

Lisa Blake Richards

Cara Braden

Kyle Richards

Julie Braden

Creative team

Directed by: Leo Penn
Written by: Peter S. Fischer
Jack Laird
Produced by: Chas. Floyd Johnson

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