The Ambush Murders
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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.
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Cast
57 people
James Brolin
Paul Marshall
Known for
Catch Me If You Can
The Amityville Horror
Dorian Harewood
Ray Ellsworth
Known for
Full Metal Jacket
Gothika
Steven Hilliard Stern
Judith Holstra
Charles W Fries
Ben Bradlee Jr.
Also in
As it Happened: The Killing of Kennedy
Alfre Woodard
Karisha Ellsworth
Known for
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Marvel's Luke Cage
Tony Kayden
David Goldsmith
Charles W. Fries
Robert G. Denison
Barnes
Also in
The Hold Up
My Favorite Year
Frank V. Phillips
Steven Hilliard Stern Director · Tony Kayden Writer Ben Bradlee Jr. Author
United States release January 5, 1982 · Produced in United States · Production Charles Fries Productions, CBS
Production
David Goldsmith Productions
Production
Charles Fries Productions
Production
CBS
Production · Distribution
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 5, 1982
TV · CBS
Germany
June 1, 1989 · video premiere
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