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Ambushed

Ambushed

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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."

1998

1h 49m

5.1(18 votes)

Thriller

Action

TV Movie

Drama

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.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Courtney B. Vance

Courtney B. Vance

Jerry Robinson

Virginia Madsen

Virginia Madsen

Lucy Monroe

Jer Adrianne Lelliott

Jer Adrianne Lelliott

Eric Natter

William Forsythe

William Forsythe

Mike Organski

David Keith

David Keith

Deputy Lawrence

Bill Nunn

Bill Nunn

Watts Fatboy

Charles Hallahan

Charles Hallahan

Sheriff Carter

Robert Patrick

Robert Patrick

Shannon Herrold

William Sadler

William Sadler

Jim Natter

Carl Espy

Deputy Bean

Creative team

Directed by: Ernest R. Dickerson
Written by: Andrew Miles
Produced by: Dave Thomas

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