Ambushed

When a Klan leader is murdered, it lights the fuse to a race explosion. Now the only man who can put it out is the one everyone suspects.

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Overview

Jim Natter, the leader of a violent Ku Klux Klan lodge, is shot dead. His teenage son Eric Natter is found nearby, and taken into police custody for his protection pending the investigation. While four cops drive him to a safe-house, they are ambushed. Three of them shot dead, including Deputy Lawrence, and his black partner Jerry Robinson is accused of the murders.

Keywords

racism
police
xenophobia
white supremacy

Details

Status: Released
Release date: June 20, 1998
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: HBO,DWT Productions,Maple Palm Productions
Cast: William Forsythe,David Keith,J. Michael Hunter,Scott Hinson,Scott Simpson,Carl Espy,Charles Hallahan,William Sadler,Virginia Madsen,Courtney B. Vanceand 5 more
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Writer: Andrew Miles
Producer: Dave Thomas,Bill Bromiley,Alan B. Bursteen
Cinematography: Phil Oetiker
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0138289