Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt?

March. 01,1998

Rating：

6.5

Genre：

Documentary

Keywords：

Murder Journalist Prisoner

Trailer Synopsis Cast

Documentary covering the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal, a black nationalist and journalist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, convicted of killing a Philadelphia police officer and sentenced to death in a trial marked by controversial prosecutorial and defense tactics and charges of racism.

Mumia Abu-Jamal as Himself

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