Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case (1975) - Turner Classic Movies

Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case


3h 1975

Brief Synopsis

A drama about the headline-making murder case involving Dr. Sam Sheppard, the Cleveland osteopathic surgeon who was convicted of the July 4, 1954 slaying of his wife Marilyn. The film relates the ten years he spent in prison and the famous re-trial of 1965 in which he was acquitted on grounds of ins

Film Details

Also Known As
Sam Sheppard Murder Case, The
Genre
Crime
Release Date
1975

Technical Specs

Duration
3h

Synopsis

A drama about the headline-making murder case involving Dr. Sam Sheppard, the Cleveland osteopathic surgeon who was convicted of the July 4, 1954 slaying of his wife Marilyn. The film relates the ten years he spent in prison and the famous re-trial of 1965 in which he was acquitted on grounds of insufficient evidence.

Film Details

Also Known As
Sam Sheppard Murder Case, The
Genre
Crime
Release Date
1975

Technical Specs

Duration
3h

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Aired in United States November 17, 1975