Courage (1986)
Directed by Jeremy Kagan
Genres - Drama, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Biopic [feature], Docudrama, Police Drama |
Release Date - Sep 24, 1986 (USA - Unknown), Sep 24, 1986 (USA) |
Run Time - 150 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
This three-hour TV movie stars Sophia Loren as New Yorker Marianna Miraldo. Hurt and angered by her son's cocaine addiction, Marianna discovers that a close friend also has ties with the drug scene. After several of her imprisoned friend's associates try to contact him through her, the DEA persuades Marianna to aid them in an undercover operation headed by cop Bobby Jay (Billy Dee Williams). Despite the "don't get involved" admonitions of her husband (Hector Elizondo), Marianna agrees to cooperate with the DEA, if only for the sake of her son. This fact-based film, which first aired September 24, 1986, concludes with the feds closing in on a $3.5 billion cocaine ring.
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cocaine, DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency), drug-addiction, drug-trade, mother, undercover
