The Trial of Chaplain Jensen (1975)
Directed by Robert Day
Genres - Drama, Family & Personal Relationships |
Sub-Genres - Courtroom Drama, Docudrama |
Release Date - Feb 11, 1975 (USA - Unknown), Feb 11, 1975 (USA) |
Run Time - 90 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
The Trial of Chaplain Jensen is a fact-based TV movie starring James Franciscus. As Navy chaplain Jensen, Franciscus portrays the only US navy officer ever court-martialed on the charge of adultery. Lynda Day George is the woman who points the accusing finger at Jensen, while Joanna Miles plays his grimly supportive wife. Though a model of decorum compared to the TV movie fare to come as the 1970s progressed, The Trial of Chaplain Jensen was tagged with a "Parental Discretion Advised" label by a nervous ABC when it first shown on February 11, 1975. It's likely, however, that most viewers young and old were glued to the competing TV movie on NBC--the unforgettable Sarah T: Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic.
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Keywords
clergy, Navy, officer, courtmartial, extramarital-affair
