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Heat Wave
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Heat Wave

“The Watts uprising of '65 turned the police into killers... a community into ashes... and a young black journalist into a hero.”

19901h 40m
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A rookie black journalist investigates the tensions of the Watts section of Los Angeles in the bloody summer of 1965.

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TMDB ★ 6.8 (5)

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Genres

HistoryDramaTV Movie

Cast

Cicely TysonCicely TysonBlair UnderwoodBlair UnderwoodSally KirklandSally KirklandJames Earl JonesJames Earl JonesMargaret AveryMargaret Avery

Details

Director
Kevin Hooks
Writer
Michael Lazarou
Released
1990-08-13
Language
English
Country
US

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