Hellinger's Law

Genres

DramaCrimeTV 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.

Details

Budget

Revenue

Runtime

100 min

Release Date

1981-03-10

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Vote Count

Vote Average

7.5

Cast

Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.

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

Arlen Dean Snyder

D.A. Fred Whedon

Thom Christopher

Bill Rossetti

M. Emmet Walsh

Mr. Graebner

Robert Phalen

Dave Fredericks

Jack Ramage

Douglas Langley

Patsy Rahn

Laura Weire

Don Hanmer

D.A. Stevenson

Francis X. McCarthy

Paul Savage

Cindy Fisher

Jill Gronouski

Bill Cross

Leo

Sean Penn

Bit Part (uncredited)

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