My Father's Shadow: The Sam Sheppard Story(1998)

movie - first aired/released 1998-11-17 - audience 6.2

Directed by Peter Levin

Fact-based story about the controversial conviction of Dr. Sam Sheppard (Peter Strauss) for the murder of his wife in Cleveland. The story picks up with his conviction and concentrates on his son's (Henry Czerny) efforts 40 years later to find evidence that his father was innocent of the crime. The story was the basis for the film and TV series of "The Fugitive".