Tony Danza stars in this prison drama about Jerome "Jerry" Rosenburg, a self-professed "jailhouse lawyer" who defends himself against the homicide charge that has put him on death row. This tense movie, made in Canada, has the feel of a biographical documentary.
Acting
Tony Danza going FULL dramatic against type—no Mona Lisa smile here.
Direction
Gene Reynolds brings documentary grit to made-for-TV constraints.
Director
Gene Reynolds
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Jerry Rosenberg became the longest-serving inmate in New York State history before dying in prison in 2009.
This 1986 TV movie was shot in Toronto standing in for New York—a budget choice that gives it an uncanny visual texture.
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