Movie · thriller, action
Ambushed
1998 · 1h 49m · R
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What is it about? Ambushed
When a Klan leader is murdered, it lights the fuse to a race explosion. Now the only man who can put it out is the one everyone suspects.
Jim Natter, the leader of a violent Ku Klux Klan lodge, is shot dead. His teenage son Eric Natter is found nearby, and taken into police custody for his protection pending the investigation. While four cops drive him to a safe-house, they are ambushed. Three of them shot dead, including Deputy Lawrence, and his black partner Jerry Robinson is accused of the murders.
Genres: thriller, action, tv movie, drama. Themes: police, racism, xenophobia, white supremacy.
Cast and crew Ambushed
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Creators
- Directed byErnest R. Dickerson
- ScreenplayAndrew Miles
- CinematographyPhil Oetiker
- EditingStephen Lovejoy
Full cast and crew15 cast members, 29 crew
Cast:
- Courtney B. Vance · Jerry Robinson
- Virginia Madsen · Lucy Monroe
- Jer Adrianne Lelliott · Eric Natter
- William Forsythe · Mike Organski
- David Keith · Deputy Lawrence
- Bill Nunn · Watts Fatboy
- Charles Hallahan · Sheriff Carter
- Robert Patrick · Shannon Herrold
- William Sadler · Jim Natter
- Carl Espy · Deputy Bean
- Scott Hinson · Deputy Dunbar
- William Flaman · Tom
- J. Michael Hunter · Mintz
- Scott Simpson · Richter
- Don Hall · Billy Dean
Crew:
- Ernest R. Dickerson · Director
- Andrew Miles · Writer
- Stephen Lovejoy · Editor
- Burton Rencher · Production Design
- Amy Elisabeth Sabel · Casting
- Bill Bromiley · Executive Producer
- Dana Campbell · Costume Design
- Alan B. Bursteen · Executive Producer
- Dave Thomas · Producer
- Phil Oetiker · Director of Photography
Trailer Ambushed
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Details Ambushed
- First theatrical release
- June 20, 1998
- Release in the US
- June 20, 1998
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Rating
- R
- Studios
- DWT Productions, Maple Palm Productions, HBO
Frequently asked questions
How long is Ambushed?
1h 49m (109 minutes).
Who’s in Ambushed?
Courtney B. Vance, Virginia Madsen, Jer Adrianne Lelliott, William Forsythe, David Keith, Bill Nunn, Charles Hallahan, Robert Patrick, William Sadler, and Carl Espy. Directed by Ernest R. Dickerson.
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