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An African-American political activist is wrongfully imprisoned for killing two white policemen; he is unwary of yet another white lawyer who claims that he will help free him.
Top billed cast
James BrolinPaul Marshall
Dorian HarewoodRay Ellsworth
Alfre WoodardKarisha Ellsworth- Robert G. DenisonBarnes
Louis GiambalvoGlenn Landis
Amy MadiganMolly Slavin
John McLiamJudge Collier
Teddy WilsonJay King
Marc AlaimoGarza
John CalvinDennis Bowie
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