Deadly Hero

Deadly Hero
Original 1975 movie poster
Directed byIvan Nagy
Written byGeorge Wislocki
Don Petersen[1]
Produced byThomas J. McGrath
StarringDon Murray
Diahn Williams
James Earl Jones
Lilia Skala
Conchata Ferrell
Treat Williams
CinematographyAndrzej Bartkowiak
Edited bySusan Steinberg
Music byBrad Fiedel
Tommy Mandel
Production
company
City Time Partners
Distributed byAVCO Embassy Pictures
Release date
  • December 14, 1975 (1975-12-14)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Deadly Hero is a 1975 American neo noir thriller film starring Don Murray, Diahn Williams, James Earl Jones, Lilia Skala and Treat Williams in his film debut. It was directed by Ivan Nagy from a screenplay by George Wislocki and Don Petersen. Released in limited locales in 1975 with an R rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, it was distributed by AVCO Embassy. It opened to mixed, mostly negative reviews, and was considered a commercial failure.

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