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Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami

Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami (1988)

2h 14m | PG-13

⭐ 6 / 10

There is no question that the Arab terrorist portrayed by Robert Davi is guilty of killing five US citizens in Barcelona. Even his lawyers have zero respect for the rabidly sociopathic Davi. But Jewish defence attorney Ron Leibman is obsessed with the concept of Due Process, and has vowed that Davi will receive a scrupulously fair trial when the terrorist is extradited to America. The defence mounted by Leibman confounds and aggravates government prosecutor Sam Waterston--but he, like Leibman, remains a man of judiciary integrity.

Director: Jeff Bleckner

Studio: Robert Papazian Productions

Genre: Drama, TV Movie

Video: 720p

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Cast

Sam Waterston

Sam Waterston

as Jim Delmore

Ron Leibman

Ron Leibman

as Simon Resnick

Robert Davi

Robert Davi

as Salim Ajami

Joe Morton

Joe Morton

as Tandy

Jo Henderson

Jo Henderson

as Judge Bonner

Stephen Lee

Stephen Lee

as Ellis