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The Atlanta Child Murders

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4hrs 5min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1985
Director:
John Erman
Starring:
Christopher Allport, Gary Graham, William Allen Young  ...more
Synopsis: The Atlanta Child Murders is a five-hour, two-part dramatization of one of the most tragic and controversial homicide cases of the past twenty years. From 1979 through 1982, some 28 African-American children and young adults disappeared from Atlanta--some without a trace, but others to later turn up as murder victims. Part One (which debuted February 10, 1985) details the beginning of the manhunt conducted by the Atlanta Chief of Police (James Earl Jones). Screenwriter Abby Mann uses the actual events ... Full Synopsis
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Brian J. Dillard, AMG Review
This first-rate television docudrama boats a varied and stellar cast, a sensational subject, and a crackerjack script by Abby Mann, writer of Judgement at Nuremberg and countless classic TV dramas. Morgan Freeman, Martin Sheen, Rip Torn, Jason Robards, Ruby Dee, and James Earl Jones are only the most recognizable names in a film that also includes fine work from future Matrix star Gloria Foster, Roots ... Full Review
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