A Death in Canaan (1978)
Note: this print runs 113 minutes against a recorded 125 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.
With Stefanie Powers, Brian Dennehy
Directed by Tony Richardson
A Death in Canaan is a 1978 American made-for-television drama film directed by Tony Richardson and starring Stefanie Powers, Paul Clemens, and Brian Dennehy. Its plot concerns the true-life story of a teenager who is put on trial for the murder of his mother in a small Connecticut town. Nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award, 1978. The film is based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Joan Barthel.
Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from the Internet Archive.
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