The Star Chamber

The Star Chamber
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPeter Hyams
Screenplay by
Story byRoderick Taylor
Produced byFrank Yablans
Starring
CinematographyRichard Hannah
Edited byJames Mitchell
Music byMichael Small
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • August 5, 1983 (1983-08-05)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$8 million
Box office$5.6 million

The Star Chamber is a 1983 American crime thriller film starring Michael Douglas,[1] Hal Holbrook,[2][3]1 Yaphet Kotto, Sharon Gless,[4][5] James B. Sikking,[6][7] and Joe Regalbuto.[8][9][10] The film was written by Roderick Taylor and Peter Hyams and directed by Hyams.[11] Its title is taken from the name of the Star Chamber, a 15th−17th-century English court.[12]

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  7. ^ "James B. Sikking". Hollywood.com. Boca Raton, Florida: Hollywood.com, LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  8. ^ "Joe Regalbuto". Film Reference Library. Toronto: TIFF Bell Lightbox. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  9. ^ "Joe Regalbuto". Hollywood.com. Boca Raton, Florida: Hollywood.com, LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  10. ^ "Joe Regalbuto". NNDB. United States: Soylent Communications. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  11. ^ "The Star Chamber". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  12. ^ Boyd III, Newell Dalton. "THE FINAL YEARS OF THE COURT OF STAR CHAMBER 1558–1641" (PDF). Texas Tech University Press. Lubbock, Texas: Texas Tech University. Retrieved January 10, 2017.