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5.1Jim 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.
Released: 1998-06-20109 minDir: Ernest R. DickersonThriller, Action, TV Movie, Drama
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Cast
- Courtney B. Vance as Jerry Robinson
- Virginia Madsen as Lucy Monroe
- Jer Adrianne Lelliott as Eric Natter
- William Forsythe as Mike Organski
- David Keith as Deputy Lawrence
- Bill Nunn as Watts Fatboy
Themes
- police
- racism
- xenophobia
- white supremacy
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 221042
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- publication date
- 1998-01-01
- title
- Ambushed
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The Guardian
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Ku Klux Klan
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HBO
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action film
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JSTOR
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Robert Patrick
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Virginia Madsen
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thriller film
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William Sadler
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William Forsythe
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Courtney B. Vance
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David Keith
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Dave Thomas
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Devil in a Blue Dress
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Bulletproof
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Bill Nunn
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Juice
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Categories
1990s chase films1990s gang films1998 action drama films1998 action thriller films1998 American films1998 films1998 independent films1998 television filmsAmerican action television filmsAmerican chase filmsAmerican gang filmsAmerican independent filmsAmerican thriller television filmsEnglish-language action thriller filmsEnglish-language independent filmsFilms about childrenFilms about familiesFilms about friendshipFilms about murderFilms about racism in the United StatesFilms about the Ku Klux KlanFilms directed by Ernest DickersonFilms scored by Terry PlumeriRotten Tomatoes ID different from Wikidata