Doing Life

Jan 1, 1986

★ 3.0

Overview

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.

Genres

TV Movie

Drama

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Cast

Jerry Rosenberg

Tony Danza

Warden Felber

Jon DeVries

Editor

J. Winston Carroll

Lou Rosenberg

Alvin Epstein

Taylor

Reginald VelJohnson

Anthony Portelli

Rocco Sisto

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7.0

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6.7

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6.0

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4.6

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6.0

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4.3

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7.1

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7.2

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6.5

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6.0

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5.3

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