Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami

Jeff Bleckner
1988-12-30

Is he a prisoner of justice ... or revenge.
6
134 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Sam Waterston Prosecutor Unowned
Ron Leibman Defence Attorney Unowned
Robert Davi Terrorist Unowned
Joe Morton Tandy Unowned
Jo Henderson Judge Bonner Unowned
Stephen Lee Ellis Unowned
Frances Conroy Lyn Kessler Unowned
Sheila Kelley Trish Unowned
James Greene George Flanders Unowned
Nick Angotti Major Unowned