Badge of the Assassin
They killed in cold blood. Not for money. Not for revenge. But for an even more ruthless motive.
1985 | 96m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | Mel Damski |
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| Writer: | Robert K. Tanenbaum, Philip Rosenberg, Lawrence Roman |
| Staring: |
| Three black revolutionaries gun down two New York City police officers. The subsequent investigation puts a white assistant DA and a black police detective on the trail of the killers that leads from New York to San Francisco and down to New Orleans. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 04, 1985 |
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| Director: | Mel Damski |
| Writer: | Robert K. Tanenbaum, Philip Rosenberg, Lawrence Roman |
| Genres: | Action, Drama, TV Movie |
| Keywords | new york city, revolutionaries |
| Production Companies | Blatt-Singer Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| James Woods | Robert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney |
| Yaphet Kotto | Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD |
| Alex Rocco | Detective Bill Butler NYPD |
| David Harris | Lester Bertram Day |
| Steven Keats | Harold Skelton, Defense Attorney |
| Larry Riley | Herman Bell |
| Pam Grier | Alexandra 'Alie' Horn |
| Rae Dawn Chong | Christine Horn |
| Richard Bradford | L.J. Delsa |
| Kene Holliday | Albert Washington |
| Kelly Jo Minter | Rachel Torres |
| Toni Kalem | Diane Piagentini |
| Tamu Blackwell | Gloria Lapp |
| Richard Brooks | Anthony 'Tony' Bottom |
| Akosua Busia | Ruth |
| Noble Willingham | Airport Guard |
| Alan Blumenfeld | Charlie |
| Ernie Lively | US Marshal |
| Ray Girardin | Agent King |
| Lewis Arquette | Foreman #1 |
| David Wohl | Kevin Klein |
| Lew Palter | Judge Greenfield |
| Paul Perri | Joseph Piagentini |
| Michael Sandoval | Francisco Torres |
| Drew Snyder | Inspector McCoy |
| Kim Delgado | Waverly Jones |
| Charles Walker | Court Clerk #1 |
| Dierk Torsek | Defense Attorney |
| Charlie Stavola | Judge Aloysius Melia |
| Robert Benjamin Pope | Ulysses Tatum |
| Fred Lerner | Sgt. Kowalski |
| Judith Brown | Reporter #1 |
| Terry Brannon | Mississippi Officer |
| Reggie Bruce | Road Gang Guy |
| Daniel H. Blatt | Reporter #2 |
| Tomas Gorosteita | Gabriel Torres |
| Sheila Johns | Linda McGill |
| Glenn-Michael Jones | San Francisco Officer |
| Tom Kindle | New Orleans Officer |
| Paul McCauley | Mississippi Judge |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mel Damski | Director |
| Kirk A. Holland | Transportation Captain |
| Robert K. Tanenbaum | Book |
| Philip Rosenberg | Book |
| Neil Rapp | Production Manager |
| Ray Greenfield | First Assistant Director |
| Hope R. Goodwin | Second Assistant Director |
| Don Isaacs | Sound Effects |
| Ted Roberts | Music Editor |
| R. Clifford Searcy | Art Direction |
| Joe Pennella | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Valli O'Reilly | Makeup Artist |
| Medusah | Hairstylist |
| Eric Davies | Production Coordinator |
| Benita Brazier | Script Supervisor |
| Rick Rothen | Location Manager |
| Judith Weiner | Casting |
| Elio Zarmati | Supervising Editor |
| Allan H. Jones | Production Design |
| Ernie F. Orsatti | Second Unit Director |
| Andrew Cohen | Editor |
| John Lindley | Director of Photography |
| Tom Scott | Original Music Composer |
| Lawrence Roman | Writer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Daniel H. Blatt | Executive Producer |
| Robert Singer | Executive Producer |
| Pixie Lamppu | Associate Producer |
| Robert K. Tanenbaum | Co-Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
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