Doing Life(1986)
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.
Movie: Doing Life
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Jerry Rosenberg
Warden Felber
Lou Rosenberg
Taylor (as Reginald Vel Johnson)
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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