Deadly Hero
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| Directed by | Iván Nagy |
| Written by | George Wislocki Don Petersen |
| Produced by | Thomas J. McGrath |
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| Cinematography | Andrzej Bartkowiak |
| Edited by | Susan Steinberg |
| Music by | Brad Fiedel Tommy Mandel |
Production company | City Time Partners |
| Distributed by | AVCO Embassy Pictures |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Deadly Hero is a 1975 American neo-noir thriller film directed by Iván Nagy, and starring Don Murray, Diahn Williams, James Earl Jones, Lilia Skala and Treat Williams in his film debut. Murray portrays a distrusted New York City police officer who becomes a cause célèbre after killing a perp, but comes under increasing scrutiny when the true circumstances of the killing are revealed.
The film was released by AVCO Embassy Pictures on December 14, 1975. It opened to mixed reviews, and was considered a commercial failure.