Rage of Angels (1983)

Wesley Addy, Armand Assante, Leo Burmeister, Freddi Chandler, Bill Cobbs ... see more  , George Coe , E. Brian Dean , John Glover , Sam Gray , Lloyd Hollar , Ronald Hunter , Leonard Jackson , Mark Margolis , Deborah May , Court Miller , Portia Nelson , Afemo Omilami , Jaclyn Smith , Lois Smith , Barry Snider , Sam Stoneburner , Tony Turco , Art Vasil , Joseph Wiseman , Richard Woods , Kevin Conway , Ken Howard , Joseph Warren , Sally Jane Heit , Glenn Robards , Peter Friedman , Wayne Tippet , James Greene

Another two-part TV movie from the pen of novelist Sidney Sheldon, Rage of Angels stars Jaclyn Smith as attractive lawyer Jennifer Parker. While working as assistant D.A., Parker is targeted for perse... read more cution by organized crime, but she perseveres and emerges as one of the most successful defense attorneys in America. She is, however, not quite so lucky in matters of the heart, becoming simultaneously entangled with charismatic mob lawyer Michael Moretti (Armand Assante) and married U.S. Senate aspirant Adam Warner (Ken Howard). Serving up everything but the kitchen sink in plot complications and sinister conspiracies, Rage of Angels was telecast on February 20 and 21, 1983, garnering excellent ratings and an Emmy award for musical composer Billy Goldenberg. The film spawned a two-part sequel in 1986, Rage of Angels: The Story Continues, again with Jaclyn Smith in the lead. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi