In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders | |
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Genre | Crime Action Drama Thriller |
Written by | Tracy Keenan Wynn |
Directed by | Dick Lowry |
Starring | David Soul Michael Gross |
Theme music composer | Laurence Rosenthal |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Kenneth Kaufman Michael Lepiner |
Producers | David R. Kappes Doris Bacon (associate producer) Ooty Moorehead (associate producer) Mark Sennet (associate producer) Tracy Keenan Wynn (co-producer) |
Production locations | Goodman Apartments - 311 Como St, Tampa, Florida Fiesta Plaza, Tampa, Florida |
Cinematography | Mike Fash |
Editors | Byron "Buzz" Brandt Anita Brandt-Burgoyne |
Running time | 92 minutes |
Production companies | Telecom Entertainment Inc. World International Network |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | November 27, 1988 |
In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders is a 1988 American made-for-television crime film.
The film is about the 1986 FBI Miami shootout that occurred on April 11, 1986. Two former army buddies, Mike Platt (played by David Soul) and Bill Matix (Michael Gross), commit a series of murders and bank robberies in Miami, Florida; a group of FBI agents led by Benjamin Grogan (Ronny Cox), is designated to carry out the investigation. The story concludes with one of the bloodiest clashes in FBI history.