Movie
Trial by Fire
Overview
The tragic and controversial story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in Texas for killing his three children after scientific evidence and expert testimony that bolstered his claims of innocence were suppressed.
Details
- Release date
- 2019-05-17
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Flashlight Films, Bedford Falls Productions, The Domain Group
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jack O'Connell as Cameron Todd Willingham
- Laura Dern as Elizabeth Gilbert
- Emily Meade as Stacy Willingham
- Jade Pettyjohn as Julie Gilbert
- Rhoda Griffis as Darlene
- Blair Bomar as Sandy
- McKinley Belcher III as Ponchai
- Catherine Carlen as Abigail
- Noah Lomax as Andrew
- Whitney Goin as Myrtle
- Anthony Reynolds as Fogg
- Blake Lewis as Johnny Webb
Crew
- Edward Zwick - Director
- Geoffrey S. Fletcher - Screenplay
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