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Doing Life(1986)
Status: Released
Date: 1986-01-01
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Time: 1h 36m
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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.
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Movie: Doing Life
Top 6 Billed Cast
Tony Danza
Jerry Rosenberg
Jon DeVries
Warden Felber
Alvin Epstein
Lou Rosenberg
Reginald VelJohnson
Taylor
Rocco Sisto
Anthony Portelli
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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.
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1986-01-01
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