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Based on the true story of Clarence Brandley, a black man wrongly accused in 1980 of the murder of a 16-year-old white high school girl named Cheryl Ferguson. Brandley worked at Conroe High School, where Ferguson was visiting as a member of the Belleville High School volleyball team. Three days after her body was discovered, Brandley was arrested as the murderer. Jew Don Boney, a popular activist and Houston city council member, leads the fight to uncover the truth about the Ferguson murder. Mike DeGeurin, a Texas attorney, is brought in to act as the head defense attorney for Brandley, and is joined by a former minister, Jim McCloskey. The lawyers discover that not only is there a complete lack of evidence against Brandley, but the District Attorney, James Keeshan, has been strategizing with the presiding judge. After nine years in prison, three trials and a stay of execution that saved Brandley's life, justice finally prevails as Brandley is granted his freedom.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 2002-04-21
- video_camera_front Companies Paramount Television, Showtime Networks
- timer Runtime: 108 Mins
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- info IMDB ID tt0314886
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Courtney B. Vance
Clarence Brandley
Eamonn Walker
Jew Don Boney
Gil Bellows
Mike De Guerin
Chuck Shamata
Don Brown
Joseph Ziegler
James Keeshan
Heath Lamberts
Judge Perry Pickett
Richard Eden
Peter Speers
Phillip Jarrett
Rev. Jerry Jones
Ted Atherton
James Robinson
groups Crew
Tony Bill
Director
Jean Lépine
Director of Photography
April Webster
Casting
Abby Mann
Writer
Van Dyke Parks
Music
David Bloch
Casting
Axel Hubert
Editor
Stephanie Gorin
Casting
Michelle Mundy
Producer
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