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MOVIE1979 1h 59m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Arthur Kirkland, a defense attorney in Baltimore, is in jail on a contempt of court charge after punching Judge Henry T. Fleming while arguing the case of Jeff McCullaugh. McCullagh was stopped for a minor traffic offense, but then mistaken for a killer of the same name and has already spent a year and a half in jail; Fleming has repeatedly stymied Arthur's efforts to have the case reviewed. Though there is strong new evidence that Jeff is innocent, Fleming refuses his appeal due to its late submission and leaves him in prison.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Christine Lahti
Gail Packer
Robert Christian
Ralph Agee
Thomas G. Waites
Jeff McCullaugh
Larry Bryggman
Warren Fresnell
Dominic Chianese
Carl Travers
Vincent Beck
Officer Leary
Michael Gorrin
Elderly Man
Joe Morton
Prison Doctor