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The Ambush Murders

The Ambush Murders

★ 8.0/10•1982•1h 40m•TV Movie•Drama

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.

Steven Hilliard Stern · Director

Tony Kayden · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 40m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 5, 1982

Actors

James Brolin

James Brolin

Paul Marshall

Dorian Harewood

Dorian Harewood

Ray Ellsworth

Alfre Woodard

Alfre Woodard

Karisha Ellsworth

Robert G. Denison

Barnes

Louis Giambalvo

Louis Giambalvo

Glenn Landis

Amy Madigan

Amy Madigan

Molly Slavin

John McLiam

John McLiam

Judge Collier

Teddy Wilson

Teddy Wilson

Jay King

Marc Alaimo

Marc Alaimo

Garza

John Calvin

John Calvin

Dennis Bowie

Clinton Derricks-Carroll

Clinton Derricks-Carroll

Lyle Hawkins

John Diehl

John Diehl

Ferguson

Woody Eney

Woody Eney

Bishop

Dorothy Fielding

Dorothy Fielding

Beth

Sean Roche

Hoyt

Antonio Fargas

Antonio Fargas

Vaness

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