Weißer Haß (1979)
Der farbige Tom Haywood kämpft um Menschenrechte. Sein Gerechtigkeitssinn wird immer wieder auf harte Proben gestellt. Nachdem er für ein von der Polizei mißhandeltes und brutal niedergeschlagenes Mädchen eintritt, kommt es zur Auseinandersetzung mit dem Sheriff. Sheriff Johnson terrorisiert seit 20 Jahren die schwarze Bevölkerung und auf Tom Haywood "hat er gerade noch gewartet". Aber Haywood kennt nur ein Ziel - er will selbst Sheriff von Alabama werden ... Ein schier aussichtsloses Unternehmen.
Der Regisseur: Jerrold Freedman
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Louis Gossett Jr. as Tom Hayward |
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Clu Gulager as Marvin Tayman |
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Mary Alice as Minnie Hayward |
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Barry Brown as Fred Tayman |
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Barton Heyman as George Tayman |
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James McEachin as Harris McIntyre |
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Lonny Chapman as Sheriff Harvey Johnson |
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James McEacheon as Harris McIntyre |
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Helen Martin as Mrs. Cartwright |
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John Crawford as Sgt. Hunt |
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John Ashton as 1st State Trooper |
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Burton Gilliam as Rev. Farrell |
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Clebert Ford as Albert Jackson |
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Nick Smith as Factory Worker |
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Philip Michael Thomas as Rufus Cartwright |
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Katherine Pass as Loretta Tayman |
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Joe Morton as Louis |
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Jerry DeWilde as Greenspan |
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Jerry Allison as Big Ed |
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Andrew Fradkin as Burton |
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Shiela Bailey Lucas as Registrar |
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Patricia A. Gill as Mrs. Hattie Waters |
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Evelyn Boone as Marvin Tayman's Secretary |
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Tommie L. Ray as Isaac |
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Robert Harper as Well-Dressed Man |
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Sonny Jim Gaines as Mr. Smith |
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Jon Ralph Wilson as James |
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Royce Clark as Trooper at Factory |
| Writing | Jerrold Freedman | Writer |
| Sound | Fred Karlin | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Mary Goldberg | Casting |
| Editing | John F. Link | Editor |
| Camera | Tak Fujimoto | Director of Photography |
| Production | Roger Gimbel | Producer |
| Art | Herman F. Zimmerman | Art Direction |
| Production | Abby Mann | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Jerrold Freedman | Director |
| Production | Harry R. Sherman | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vera Garver | Makeup Artist |