Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story is a 1991 American drama film directed by John Korty and written by James G. Hirsch and Charles Rosin. The film stars Corbin Bernsen, Jenny Lewis, Sandy Bull, John M. Jackson, Angela Bassett and James Staley. The film premiered on NBC on January 21, 1991.[1][2][3]
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story | |
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Written by | James G. Hirsch Charles Rosin |
Directed by | John Korty |
Starring | Corbin Bernsen Jenny Lewis Sandy Bull John M. Jackson Angela Bassett James Staley |
Composers | Arthur B. Rubinstein Billy Goldenberg (uncredited) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Michael Joel Shapiro Ellen Sklarz |
Cinematography | Richard J. Edesa |
Editor | Jim Oliver |
Running time | 95 minutes |
Production companies | BioJames Entertainment Papazian-Hirsch Entertainment International |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | January 21, 1991 |
Based on the true story[3] of Morris Dees, a civil rights lawyer from Alabama, whose Southern Poverty Law Center battles neo-Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan.