Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986)
Directed by Richard T. Heffron
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Biopic [feature] |
Release Date - May 19, 1986 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 100 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Based on a true story, the made-for-television Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story is the tale of a Washington, DC-based Vietnam veteran (Martin Sheen) who fights for America's homeless by staging hunger strikes and battling with various government agencies, eventually winning the attention of several city officials.
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against-the-system, bureaucracy, government, homelessness, one-against-odds, protester, veteran [military]