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Right to Kill? is a american film of genre Drama directed by John Erman released in USA on 22 may 1985 with Frederic Forrest

Right to Kill? (1985)

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Released in USA 22 may 1985
Length 1h40
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Crime
Rating69% 3.4803953.4803953.4803953.4803953.480395

Right to Kill? is a 1985 American dramatic television film directed by John Erman and written by Joyce Eliason. It is based on a true story of two teens living in Wyoming, Richard Jahnke and Deborah Jahnke, who were charged for the killing of their psychotically abusive father, Richard Jahnke, Sr.

The made-for-TV movie was filmed at W.W. Samuell High School in Dallas, Texas in 1985 and aired nationally on May 22, 1985, on ABC. The film's leading actors were Frederic Forrest (Oscar-nominated for The Rose in 1979) and Justine Bateman, who was nominated for an Emmy for playing the role of an emotionally and physically abused daughter in this movie.

The movie was a success but it was not released on video in the United States. Some of the acting cast were: Frederic Forrest, Christopher Collet, Karmin Murcelo, Justine Bateman, Ann Wedgeworth & J.

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Deux frères vivant dans le Wyoming, Richard Jahnke et Deborah Jahnke, sont accusés du meurtre de leur père psychotiquement violent...

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