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Death Penalty

8.019801h 40mMovieDramaCrimeTV Movie

A strong-willed psychologist tries to rehabilitate a member of a Pittsburgh street gang who has been found guilty of the murder of two other teenagers in a playground rumble.

DirectorWaris Hussein
WriterEdward Adler
ProducersRobert Berger·Herbert Brodkin

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Cast · Directed by Waris Hussein

CDColleen Dewhurst
Colleen Dewhurst
Elaine Lipton
DEDana Elcar
Dana Elcar
John Mulligan
JMJoe Morton
Joe Morton
William Terry
DLDavid Labiosa
David Labiosa
Carlos Rivera
TRTed Ross
Ted Ross
Woody
DHDan Hedaya
Dan Hedaya
Detective Ralph Corso
MSMarcelino Sánchez
Marcelino Sánchez
Paco Sanchez
SN
Sarah Natoli
Francine Rosario
PMPaul McCrane
Paul McCrane
Joey Rodick
JBJames A. Baffico
James A. Baffico
Capt. Leibowitz
AO
Alba Oms
Maria Lopez
FR
Frank Robles
Luis Lopez

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Death Penalty hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around March 11, 1980. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.