# The Star Chamber (1983)

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**Runtime**: 105 min
**Genres**: Drama, Thriller
**Directed by**: Peter Hyams
**Written by**: Peter Hyams, Roderick Taylor
**Starring**: Michael Douglas, Hal Holbrook, Yaphet Kotto, Sharon Gless, James B. Sikking, Joe Regalbuto

> *They meet. They judge. They execute.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Los Angeles summer dusk a gavel falls 
Courtroom verdicts favor ruthless defendants 
Peter Hyams directs a justice system critique.

**Mood tags**: paranoid, raw

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