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2019· Edward Zwick· 127 min
DramaCrime

A Texas man on death row for the alleged arson deaths of his three children fights to prove his innocence as suppressed evidence and expert testimony mount against his conviction.

Why watch: Laura Dern and Jack O'Connell fight a broken system on death row.
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Cast

Jack O'Connell as Cameron Todd Willingham
Laura Dern as Elizabeth Gilbert
Emily Meade as Stacy Willingham
Jade Pettyjohn as Julie Gilbert
David Wilson Barnes as Reaves
Jeff Perry as Gerald Hurst
Rhoda Griffis as Darlene
Blair Bomar as Sandy
McKinley Belcher III as Ponchai
Catherine Carlen as Abigail
Noah Lomax as Andrew
Whitney Goin as Myrtle
Anthony Reynolds as Fogg
Blake Lewis as Johnny Webb
Chris Coy as Daniels

Crew

Edward Zwick — Director
Geoffrey S. Fletcher — Screenplay
Kipp Nelson — Producer
Alex Soros — Producer
Allyn Stewart — Producer
Edward Zwick — Producer
John Guleserian — Director of Photography
Steven Rosenblum — Editor
Henry Jackman — Original Music Composer

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