Deadlock
The murder of a journalist, coming shortly after the killings of a black teenager and a white cop, threatens to inflame passions in the city. To prevent a riot, Lieutenant Sam Danforth and District Attorney Leslie Washburn are determined to find the killer, even though they do not exactly get along with each other and disagree over procedure.
Deadlock (1969)
Lamont Johnson
At a glance
Countries
United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
9.0/10
1 votes
Rating consensus
90/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Warm reception overall — weighted ~90/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Leslie Nielsen
Lt. Sam Danforth
Hari Rhodes
Leslie Washburn
Aldo Ray
Edward Logan
Ruby Dee
Lucinda
Beverly Todd
Melissa Rodan
Max Julien
Coley Walker
Dana Elcar
George Stack
Mel Stewart
Gamal
James McEachin
Noah
Roger Bowen
Ski
Charles Lampkin
Councilman
Fred Williamson
Officer Williams
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Deadlock (1969)
Lamont Johnson
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