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Summary
In 1957, black lawyer John Williams has to defend his nephew Charlie, who is accused of strangling a white boy to death. John doesn't believe Charlie did it, and although Charlie confesses, John wants to find out the real truth.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 77GoodWatch 72
Audience score81%
IMDb7.3
Running time
2 h 2 min
A typical length for dramas, +13 min on the typical 109
typical 109122Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1998
November 23, 1998
28 years ago
Genres
DramaTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Screen Actors Guild Awards1999
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie1999Nominated
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 16 more24 people
- Courtney B. VanceJohn Williams
- Charles S. DuttonCharles Williams
- Kadeem HardisonEddie Williams
- Lonette McKeeCarol Williams
- Garland WhittCharlie Williams
- Karen GlaveAnna Huggins
- Jeff ClarkeTimothy
- NHNancy HerardRose
- JJJim JonesPhilip
- Alex KarzisFrank
Dan LettFrank Minor
Aron TagerJudge Aker- BMBirdie M. HaleMrs. Barry
Peter MacNeillCaptain McCully- JJJeff JonesStanley Harris
Phillip MacKenzieAnthony Grey- TWTricia WilliamsIrate Woman
Kerry DuffBetty Williams
Kevin DuhaneyDavid Williams
Zachary BennettBobby Dolman
Victor ErtmanisHenry Dolman
Louis Di BiancoDr. Ponti
Dan PetronijevicJack Hagan
Nicholas PascoSergeant Sidello
Directing · 4
- Ernest R. Dickerson Director
- Bosede Williams Script Supervisor
- Rick Kush Second Assistant Director
- Laurie Mirsky First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Frank Military Writer
Production · 8
- Mace Neufeld Executive Producer
- Robert Rehme Executive Producer
- Nick Grillo Producer
- Ross Clydesdale Casting
- Beth Klein Casting
- Alysha Wishingrad Casting
Camera · 1
- Rodney Charters Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Stephen Lovejoy Editor
Sound · 4
- Ron Carter Original Music Composer
- William Jacobs Supervising Sound Editor
- Joe Barnett Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Patrick Giraudi Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 4
- Jeff Ginn Production Design
- Brandt Gordon Art Direction
- Brendan Smith Set Decoration
- Greg Chown Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Vonda K. Morris Makeup Artist
- Martha Mann Costume Designer
- Lynda McCormack Makeup Artist
- Veronica Ciandre Hairstylist
Lighting · 1
- Michael Auger Gaffer
Other crew · 5
- John Stoneham Jr. Stunt Coordinator
- Bryan J. Thomas Stunts
- Robert Racki Stunts
- Errol Gee Stunts
- John LaForet Special Effects
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