Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story

2002 1h 48m EN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Based on the true story of Clarence Brandley, a black man wrongly accused in 1980 of the murder of a 16-year-old white high school girl named Cheryl Ferguson. Brandley worked at Conroe High School, where Ferguson was visiting as a member of the Belleville High School volleyball team. Three days after her body was discovered, Brandley was arrested as the murderer. Jew Don Boney, a popular activist and Houston city council member, leads the fight to uncover the truth about the Ferguson murder. Mike DeGeurin, a Texas attorney, is brought in to act as the head defense attorney for Brandley, and is joined by a former minister, Jim McCloskey. The lawyers discover that not only is there a complete lack of evidence against Brandley, but the District Attorney, James Keeshan, has been strategizing with the presiding judge. After nine years in prison, three trials and a stay of execution that saved Brandley's life, justice finally prevails as Brandley is granted his freedom.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Courtney B. Vance
Clarence Brandley
Eamonn Walker
Jew Don Boney
Gil Bellows
Mike De Guerin
Chuck Shamata
Don Brown
Joseph Ziegler
James Keeshan
Heath Lamberts
Judge Perry Pickett
Richard Eden
Peter Speers
Phillip Jarrett
Rev. Jerry Jones

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tony Bill
Writers: Abby Mann
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tony Bill, shot by Jean Lépine. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Axel Hubert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Courtney B. Vance and Eamonn Walker and Gil Bellows carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0314886 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Tony Bill directs. Jean Lépine behind the camera. Axel Hubert cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 24 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Tony Bill, shot by Jean Lépine. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Axel Hubert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Courtney B. Vance and Eamonn Walker and Gil Bellows carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0314886 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.