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Dominican Rep. Heat Wave (TV)
- Original title
- Heat Wave
- Year
- 1990
- Running time
- 100 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Cicely Tyson
Blair Underwood
James Earl Jones
Margaret Avery
David Strathairn
Glenn Plummer
Vondie Curtis-Hall- Paris Vaughan
- Harold Pruett
Adam Arkin- Robert Hooks
Michael Greene
Charlie Korsmo
Sally Kirkland- T.E. Russell
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Historical. 1960s. TV Movie
- Synopsis
- The events that led to the 1965's racial riots in Watts, Los Angeles, are covered by a black messenger-turned-reporter at the L.A. Times, as he was one of the first correspondents to arrive at the scene. The movie also follows the troubled times he, his family and friends went through in one of the most tense and sad moments in American history.
- Awards
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1991: Emmy: Best Supp. Actor in Miniseries or TV Movie (James Earl Jones)1990: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Original Screenplay (Long Form)
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