Profiles in Courage (1965)

Genres - Drama  |   Sub-Genres - Anthology Series [TV], Biopic [feature], Message Movie, Political Drama  |   Run Time - 60 min.  |   Countries - United States  |  
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Synopsis

As judge, John Peter Altgeld felt powerless to intervene for the anarchists convicted in the Haymarket Riot of 1866. But now he's governor. Altgeld: Burgess Meredith. Whitlock: John Kerr. Hinrichsen: Howard St. John. Parsons: John Cassavetes. Judge: Roy Barcroft. Schilling: Milton Selzer.

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civil-liberties, Equal-Rights, freedom-of-speech, governor, labor-issues, liberal, pardon, riot [uprising]