---
title: 'Deadly Hero (1976)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ivan Nagy'
released: '1976-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/deadly-hero-1976'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074381/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Deadly Hero (1976)

1976 · Drama, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

Deadly Hero is a 1975 American neo-noir thriller film directed by Iván Nagy, and starring Don Murray, Diahn Williams, James Earl Jones, Lilia Skala and Treat Williams in his film debut. Murray portrays a distrusted New York City police officer who becomes a cause célèbre after killing a perp, but comes under increasing scrutiny when the true circumstances of the killing are revealed.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ivan Nagy](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-nagy)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Brad Fiedel](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-fiedel)
- **Director of Photography:** [Andrzej Bartkowiak](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrzej-bartkowiak)

## Cast

- [Don Murray](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-murray)

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