The Star Chamber
“They meet. They judge. They execute.”
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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Cast
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Michael Douglas
Steven Hardin
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Hal Holbrook
Benjamin Caulfield
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Yaphet Kotto
Detective Harry Lowes
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Alien
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Sharon Gless
Emily Hardin
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James Sikking
Dr. Harold Lewin
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Joe Regalbuto
Arthur Cooms
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Don Calfa
Lawrence Monk
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John DiSanti
Detective James Wickman
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*batteries not included
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DeWayne Jessie
Stanley Flowers
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Car Wash
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Jack Kehoe
Hingle
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Serpico
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Larry Hankin
Detective Kenneth Wiggan
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Detective Paul Mackey
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Peter Hyams Director · Roderick Taylor Screenplay Michael Small Composer
Worldwide gross $5.6M · Budget $8M · United States release August 5, 1983
Box office
Budget
$8,000,000
Worldwide gross
$5,555,305
Gross vs. budget
0.7×
Production
Frank Yablans Presentations
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 5, 1983
Theatrical
United States · February 1, 2005
Physical · DVD
United States
May 28, 2013 · Physical · BD
Australia
March 1, 1984 · Theatrical
France
January 4, 1984 · Theatrical
Germany
November 25, 1983 · Theatrical
Greece
January 27, 1984 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 3, 1983 · Theatrical
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