Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami

Dec 30, 1988

2h 14m

★ 6.0

Is he a prisoner of justice ... or revenge.

Overview

There is no question that the Arab terrorist portrayed by Robert Davi is guilty of killing five US citizens in Barcelona. Even his lawyers have zero respect for the rabidly sociopathic Davi. But Jewish defence attorney Ron Leibman is obsessed with the concept of Due Process, and has vowed that Davi will receive a scrupulously fair trial when the terrorist is extradited to America. The defence mounted by Leibman confounds and aggravates government prosecutor Sam Waterston--but he, like Leibman, remains a man of judiciary integrity.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Robert Papazian Productions

Century Group Ltd.

George Englund Productions

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Cast

Jim Delmore

Sam Waterston

Simon Resnick

Ron Leibman

Salim Ajami

Robert Davi

Tandy

Joe Morton

Judge Bonner

Jo Henderson

Ellis

Stephen Lee

Lyn Kessler

Frances Conroy

Trish

Sheila Kelley

George Flanders

James Greene

Major

Nick Angotti

Ginny Delmore

Nancy Stephens

Catlett

Dakin Matthews

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