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My Father's Shadow: The Sam Sheppard Story

My Father's Shadow: The Sam Sheppard Story

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 17, 1998

Runtime

1h 35m

Genres

Drama, TV Movie

User Score

62%

Original Title

My Father's Shadow: The Sam Sheppard Story

Production Companies

Jaffe/Braunstein Films

Director

Peter Levin

Description

Fact-based story about the controversial conviction of Dr. Sam Sheppard (Peter Strauss) for the murder of his wife in Cleveland. The story picks up with his conviction and concentrates on his son's (Henry Czerny) efforts 40 years later to find evidence that his father was innocent of the crime. The story was the basis for the film and TV series of "The Fugitive".