Ambushed

Ambushed (1998)

When a Klan leader is murdered, it lights the fuse to a race explosion. Now the only man who can put it out is the one everyone suspects.

Jim Natter, the leader of a violent Ku Klux Klan lodge, is shot dead. His teenage son Eric Natter is found nearby, and taken into police custody for his protection pending the investigation. While four cops drive him to a safe-house, they are ambushed. Three of them shot dead, including Deputy Lawrence, and his black partner Jerry Robinson is accused of the murders.

Date of release
1998-06-20
TMDB
5.0 / 10 (20)
Runtime
1h 49m
Genres
Thriller, Action, TV Movie, Drama
Director
Ernest R. Dickerson

Casting

Interesting facts

Ambushed is a 1998 American action thriller film directed by Ernest Dickerson and starring Courtney B. Vance. The film has also been classified as African American noir. The film premiered on HBO on June 26, 1998.

Production

Filming for Ambushed took place in North Carolina, with some filming occurring at the Orton Plantation.

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