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Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami (TV)

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Original title

Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajamiaka

AKA

Hostile Witness

Year

1988

Running time

134 min.

Country

United States

Director

Jeff Bleckner

Screenwriter

Richard Levinson, William Link

Cast

Music

Jimmie Haskell

Cinematography

Jeff Jur

Producer

Robert Papazian Productions. Distributor: Screen Media Ventures, Vidmark Entertainment. Broadcast by: CBS

Genre

Drama | TV Movie. Terrorism. Courtroom Drama / Lawyers

Synopsis

An Arab terrorist is smuggled out of West Beirut by American secret forces, he is charged with conspiracy to commit murder and killing five innocent people including a five-year-old child. An unprecedented trial commences as he is charged under a new Federal statute declaring murder of American civilians overseas a felony. Resnick, a Law Professor at a prestigious university hasn't fought a case in years. But he is one of the all time best defense lawyers in the country. He hesitantly takes the case. A battle between two of the most brilliant legal minds in the country gets underway in a trial intended as a showcase for American justice.

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Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami (TV)

1988

Jeff Bleckner