My Father’s Shadow: The Sam Sheppard Story

Based on the infamous Sam Sheppard murder, this compelling psychodrama takes place two decades after the accused Dr.’s death and centers on the attempts of his devoted son to prove that his father did not kill his own wife., Depiction of a controversial 1950s murder case involving a Cleveland surgeon (Peter Strauss), and efforts by his son to clear his father’s name 40 years later. Sam Reese Sheppard: Henry Czerny. Robert: John Bourgeois. Peter Levin directed.