La croix de feu

Original title: Cross of Fire

TV Movie
1989
R
3h 20m

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Story of the rise and fall of 1920s' Ku Klux Klan leader D.C. Stephenson.Story of the rise and fall of 1920s' Ku Klux Klan leader D.C. Stephenson.Story of the rise and fall of 1920s' Ku Klux Klan leader D.C. Stephenson.

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6.9/10

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Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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During defense testimony, a character witness testifies to holding several World War I decorations, such as the Silver Star, Purple Heart, and Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster. None of these awards were in existence in the 1920s when the film is set (the Silver Star and Purple Heart were first issued in 1932). In the case of the Bronze Star, the medal did not exist until 1944.

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6/10

A journeyman biopic and trial flick

"Cross of Fire" tells the story of David C. Stephenson, a megalomaniac who rose to considerable power and notoriety as the head of the Indiana Ku Klux Klan in the early 1920's. A tour-de-force by Heard as Stephenson, this 3 hour journeyman miniseries moves along well laying out the biography and history during the first half and then bogs down in the middle, turning into a courtroom drama, as Stephenson is put on trial for murder. An okay watch for those interested in this footnote in American history which others may find a bit tedious.