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40 Years a Prisoner

The Academy of Music, the Civic Center,the Spectrumcan all step aside because the top...

The Academy of Music, the Civic Center,
the Spectrum
can all step aside because the top showplace
in town these days is a commonplace
courtroom in City Hall

Full Transcript

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The Academy of Music,
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the Civic Center, the Spectrum can all step aside
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because the top showplace in town these days
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is a commonplace courtroom in City Hall.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:20:33
Uploaded
Jun 03, 2025
Genres
documentary, crime
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

Philadelphia native Tommy Oliver follows the efforts of Mike Africa Jr. to exonerate his parents, both incarcerated members of the revolutionary group MOVE.
The defendants have said they wanna be tried all together, - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:23
The defendants have said they wanna be tried all together,
The MOVE members will have to promise they'll behave - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:19
The MOVE members will have to promise they'll behave
-You could've refused to do it, right? Why not? -No. - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:05
-You could've refused to do it, right? Why not? -No.
Because I have tried to withdraw from the case. - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:04
Because I have tried to withdraw from the case.
-And you're not willing to go in contempt of court. -Absolutely not. - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:04
-And you're not willing to go in contempt of court. -Ab...
The backup counsels cannot represent MOVE - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:11
The backup counsels cannot represent MOVE
They will tell you privately, - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:09
They will tell you privately,
I think that the city was pretty sick of the story in general. - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:04
I think that the city was pretty sick of the story in genera...
We covered it on an incident by incident basis. - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:20
We covered it on an incident by incident basis.
At that point, I was moving on to other things, - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:06
At that point, I was moving on to other things,
The coroner's testimony - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:05
The coroner's testimony
Official report, - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:10
Official report,
The judge said guilty nine times, - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:09
The judge said guilty nine times,
Dick, it was the longest criminal trial - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:06
Dick, it was the longest criminal trial
"Guilty of murder in the third degree." - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:25
"Guilty of murder in the third degree."
- You railroaded us! You broke down our house! That's right! - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:04
- You railroaded us! You broke down our house! That's r...
MOVE defense attorneys were bitter, too. - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:08
MOVE defense attorneys were bitter, too.
In the news tonight, nine members of the radical group - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:08
In the news tonight, nine members of the radical group
Judge Edwin Malmed sentenced each of the nine MOVE members - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:33
Judge Edwin Malmed sentenced each of the nine MOVE members
If they're a family and have all acted together, - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:11
If they're a family and have all acted together,