The Trial of Bernhard Goetz (1988)
Directed by Harry Moses
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Courtroom Drama, Docudrama |
Run Time - 135 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
This docudrama reenacts the famous 1987 trial of New York vigilante Bernhard Goetz who was tried for shooting four young African-American men on a subway train. Though the trial is enacted by actors, the dialogue was taken verbatim from the actual court transcripts.
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courtroom, killing, rampage, re-enactment, revenge, transcript, trial [courtroom]