''In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders'' is a 1988 American

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crime film.

Plot

The film is about the

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that occurred on April 11, 1986. Two former army buddies, Mike Platt (played by

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) and Bill Matix ( Michael Gross), commit a series of murders and bank robberies in

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; a group of

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agents led by Benjamin Grogan (

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), is designated to carry out the investigation. The story concludes with one of the bloodiest clashes in FBI history.

Cast

as FBI Special Agent

Ben Grogan The 1986 FBI Miami shootout occurred on April 11, 1986, in Miami-Dade County, Florida, U.S. (the specific area was incorporated as Pinecrest, Florida, Pinecrest in 1996), when a small group of field agents for the FBI attempted to apprehend Willi ...

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as FBI Special Agent Jerry Dove *

as Mike Platt * Michael Gross as Bill Matix *

Doug Sheehan Douglas "Doug" Stuart Sheehan (born April 27, 1949) is an American actor who played Ben Gibson throughout four seasons of the prime-time drama ''Knots Landing'' from 1983 to 1987. His character was the second husband of Valene Ewing ( Joan Van A ...

as FBI Special Agent Gordon McNeill * Randal Patrick as FBI Special Agent Ron Risner *

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as FBI Special Agent John Hanlon * Geoffrey Deuel as FBI Special Agent Gilbert M. Orrantia * Ronald G. Joseph as FBI Special Agent Edmundo Mireles Jr. *

Richard Jenkins Richard Dale Jenkins (born May 4, 1947) is an American actor who is well known for his portrayal of deceased patriarch Nathaniel Fisher on the HBO funeral drama series '' Six Feet Under'' (2001–2005). He began his career in theater at the Tr ...

as Detective Hamill *

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as Suzanne McNeill * Deborah May as Elaine McNeill * Katie Layman as Liz Mireles * Teri Copley as Vickie * Anne Lange as Sandra * Loren Peele as Corey, Sandra's Son * Becky Ann Baker as Carol Ann * Jamie Tirelli as Jose Collazo

References

*''VideoHound's golden movie retriever 2001'' by Jim Craddock

External links

* American television films Works about Federal Bureau of Investigation 1988 television films 1988 films Crime films based on actual events Films set in Florida Films set in 1985 Films set in 1986 Films directed by Dick Lowry Films scored by Laurence Rosenthal {{US-tv-film-stub