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Cross of Fire is a american film of genre Drama directed by Paul Wendkos released in USA on 5 november 1989 with John Heard
Cross of Fire (1989)
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Add to a movie listCross of Fire is an American 1989 television miniseries based on the horrific rape and murder of Madge Oberholtzer by D. C. Stephenson, a highly successful leader of the Indiana branch of Ku Klux Klan. It stars John Heard as Stephenson and Mel Harris as Oberholtzer. Lloyd Bridges is also in the cast. It was originally shown in two parts (2 hours each night). In syndication, it is shown as a television movie.
Actors
John Heard
(David 'D.C.' Stephenson)
Mel Harris
(Madge Oberholtzer)
David Morse
(Klell Henry)
George Dzundza
Donald Moffat
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