My Father's Shadow: The Sam Sheppard Story

Nov 17, 1998

1h 35m

★ 6.2

Overview

Fact-based story about the controversial conviction of Dr. Sam Sheppard (Peter Strauss) for the murder of his wife in Cleveland. The story picks up with his conviction and concentrates on his son's (Henry Czerny) efforts 40 years later to find evidence that his father was innocent of the crime. The story was the basis for the film and TV series of "The Fugitive".

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Jaffe/Braunstein Films

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Cast

Dr. Sam Sheppard

Peter Strauss

Sam "Chip" Sheppard

Henry Czerny

Marilyn Sheppard

Lindsay Frost

Richard Eberle

John Colicos

Dr. Robert Sheppard

John Bourgeois

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