The Star Chamber
The Star Chamber ★★ 1983 (R)
A conscientious judge (Douglas) sees criminals freed on legal technicalities and wonders if he should take justice into his own hands. He finds a secret society that administers justice extra-legally. Implausible yet predictable. 109m/C VHS, DVD . Michael Douglas, Hal Holbrook, Yaphet Kotto, Sharon Gless, James B. Sikking; D: Peter Hyams; W: Peter Hyams, Roderick Taylor.
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