Doing Life (1986)

Movie Info

This made-for-television drama is based on the true story of a man's struggle to prove his innocence. Tony Danza stars as Jerry Rosenberg, a man who claims he was falsely accused and then convicted of killing two police officers. Rosenberg gets life in prison and decides to use the time earning a law degree to help defend himself and other inmates.

• Rating:
  PG-13
• Genre:
  Action & Adventure, Drama
• Directed By:
  Gene Reynolds
• Written By:
  Steven Bello
• In Theaters:
  Sep 23, 1986  wide
• On Disc/Streaming:
  Nov 27, 1991
• Runtime:
  96 minutes
• Studio:
  Vidmark Entertainment

Cast

Tony Danza

John De Vries

Rocco Sisto

Jon De Vries

Mitchell Jason

Dan Lauria

Alex Sisto

Dawn Greenhalgh

Mara Hobel

Lisa Langlois
as Rose-Ann Rosenberg

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