The Ambush Murders

The Ambush Murders

100 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Jan. 5, 1982

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.

The Ambush Murders

100 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Jan. 5, 1982

The Ambush Murders
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Charles Fries Productions, David Goldsmith Productions
Original title The Ambush Murders
Directors Steven Hilliard Stern
Writers Ben Bradlee Jr., Tony Kayden

Cast

James Brolin

as Paul Marshall

Dorian Harewood

as Ray Ellsworth

Alfre Woodard

as Kariha Ellsworth

Louis Giambalvo

as Glenn Landis

Amy Madigan

as Molly Slavin

Robert G. Denison

as Barnes

John McLiam

as Judge Collier

Marc Alaimo

as Garza

John Diehl

as Ferguson

Teddy Wilson

as Jay King

Antonio Fargas

as Vaness

John Calvin

as Dennis Dowie

Harry Caesar

as Emmett Medford

Nathan Cook

as Gordon Steele

Nicholas Guest

as Policeman

Erica Hope

as Joanie Hoyt

John Dennis Johnston

as Lionel Borland

James Keane

as Lambert

William Phipps

as Judge Cabot

Gene Ross

as Roberts

Marc Vahanian

as Adam Gibbs

Warren Munson

as Judge Liebman

Grand L. Bush

as Elton Wardell