"In this city, cops are kings...and brutality reigns."
Philadelphia, 1976. The city of Brotherly Love is waging a successful war against crime led by its tough-talking mayor, Frank Rizzo. But a maverick investigative reporter, Jonathan Neumann, has heard some troubling rumors: stories of innocent people victimized by a "goon squad" of law enforcement officers.
Rob Morrow
Jonathan Neumann
Randy Quaid
Phil Chadway
Paul Sorvino
Frank Rizzo
Cynthia Preston
Kate Johnson
G.W. Bailey
K.C.
Al Waxman
Art Zugler
Beau Starr
Detective Marshall
Barry Wiggins
Detective King
Chuck Shamata
Vinnie
Philadelphia, 1976. The city of Brotherly Love is waging a successful war against crime led by its tough-talking mayor, Frank Rizzo. But a maverick investigative reporter, Jonathan Neumann, has heard some troubling rumors: stories of innocent people victimized by a "goon squad" of law enforcement officers.
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