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The Innocent Man

The story of Ron Williamson, a man who sat on Oklahoma's death row for 11 years for a crime he didn't commit. Based on John Grisham's "The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town."

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N/A

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documentary, crime

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Columbia Pictures

Awards

1 nomination total

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My dad never gave up hope...
and I never did either... - The Innocent Man

My dad never gave up hope... and I never did either...

There were no studies that showed - The Innocent Man

There were no studies that showed

They've gotta do something,
they've gotta know something. - The Innocent Man

They've gotta do something, they've gotta know som...

[Grisham] In small towns like Ada,
the prosecutors and the police... - The Innocent Man

[Grisham] In small towns like Ada, the prosecutors and the p...

[Cheryl] A conviction is like a wall
of granite. It really is. - The Innocent Man

[Cheryl] A conviction is like a wall of granite. It really i...

There's just been so many situations
that proved that over and over. - The Innocent Man

There's just been so many situations that proved that o...

Once a conviction is in place, - The Innocent Man

Once a conviction is in place,

The phrase that was considered
proper to use - The Innocent Man

The phrase that was considered proper to use

And if you cannot get a grip
on the wall of granite, or a foothold, - The Innocent Man

And if you cannot get a grip on the wall of granite, or a fo...

[Peppy] I call Christy's mother, Glenna. - The Innocent Man

[Peppy] I call Christy's mother, Glenna.

How close did you come
to being executed? - The Innocent Man

How close did you come to being executed?

It's total fear, total terror,
you know, it's, "Find the guy." - The Innocent Man

It's total fear, total terror, you know, it's, &qu...

We heard the tape and I remember I... - The Innocent Man

We heard the tape and I remember I...

CLAUDIA MORNHINWEG
JUROR, WARD AND FONTENOT TRIAL - The Innocent Man

CLAUDIA MORNHINWEG JUROR, WARD AND FONTENOT TRIAL

[Shilton] The appeal process
isn't like a jury trial. - The Innocent Man

[Shilton] The appeal process isn't like a jury trial.

It's inefficient, costs too much, - The Innocent Man

It's inefficient, costs too much,

I was almost under pressure that
if I didn't go with the majority, - The Innocent Man

I was almost under pressure that if I didn't go with th...

I've been down and read this case file, - The Innocent Man

I've been down and read this case file,

Mom will be there
just as soon as I can get there." - The Innocent Man

Mom will be there just as soon as I can get there."

I've never had to go through
what they go through, - The Innocent Man

I've never had to go through what they go through,

You know,
violations of the law, like Brady. - The Innocent Man

You know, violations of the law, like Brady.

And you need to be able to say,
"Somebody's rights were violated." - The Innocent Man

And you need to be able to say, "Somebody's rights...

You finally just go along with the group
because you don't know what else to do. - The Innocent Man

You finally just go along with the group because you don...

People who were convicted
on hair evidence... - The Innocent Man

People who were convicted on hair evidence...

And I don't think there's any real data
to back up the idea - The Innocent Man

And I don't think there's any real data to back up...

We talk all the time
about the presumption of innocence. - The Innocent Man

We talk all the time about the presumption of innocence.

We act like there's a huge burden
on the prosecution - The Innocent Man

We act like there's a huge burden on the prosecution

It seems like they're wrong
more than they're right on hair evidence. - The Innocent Man

It seems like they're wrong more than they're righ...

My major complaint in reference to... - The Innocent Man

My major complaint in reference to...

Brady and, and receiving information
from the District Attorney's office... - The Innocent Man

Brady and, and receiving information from the District Attor...

But the fact is, - The Innocent Man

But the fact is,

Ron Williamson, - The Innocent Man

Ron Williamson,

In 1978, Ron had a case in Tulsa, Oklahoma - The Innocent Man

In 1978, Ron had a case in Tulsa, Oklahoma

I mean, I can't answer
any more truthful than I answered them. - The Innocent Man

I mean, I can't answer any more truthful than I answere...

[Peppy]I don't know what happened to me.
I just... I couldn't help it. - The Innocent Man

[Peppy]I don't know what happened to me. I just... I co...

He said, "This is Ron Williamson."
I said, "Yeah?" - The Innocent Man

He said, "This is Ron Williamson." I said, "Y...

I'm a-balling and a-squalling,
and just having a fit. - The Innocent Man

I'm a-balling and a-squalling, and just having a fit.

Male Lawyer:
Donna Haraway had been receiving - The Innocent Man

Male Lawyer: Donna Haraway had been receiving

[Dan] He had also been arrested
in Oklahoma City. - The Innocent Man

[Dan] He had also been arrested in Oklahoma City.

What really distraughted me is, - The Innocent Man

What really distraughted me is,

[Dan]
He was a regular at the Coachlight and... - The Innocent Man

[Dan] He was a regular at the Coachlight and...

I guess, when I did believe it,
that night about 7:30. - The Innocent Man

I guess, when I did believe it, that night about 7:30.

That's crazy.
He got to calling me all the time, - The Innocent Man

That's crazy. He got to calling me all the time,

That people would even think I could be
even capable of doing such a thing. - The Innocent Man

That people would even think I could be even capable of doin...

[Barret] Nineteen eighty-seven, - The Innocent Man

[Barret] Nineteen eighty-seven,

I know he leaned down
and he kept patting me on my knee. - The Innocent Man

I know he leaned down and he kept patting me on my knee.

You know? And... - The Innocent Man

You know? And...

And he kept saying, - The Innocent Man

And he kept saying,

It took him five years to drink himself
to death, and he did it. - The Innocent Man

It took him five years to drink himself to death, and he did...

I couldn't believe it, you know?
I kept telling myself, - The Innocent Man

I couldn't believe it, you know? I kept telling myself,

But suddenly, right after he was jailed, - The Innocent Man

But suddenly, right after he was jailed,

And, so, that's where I think
my problem arises - The Innocent Man

And, so, that's where I think my problem arises

STRONG SURVIVOR - The Innocent Man

STRONG SURVIVOR

They are very concerned
that you are the one that did it. - The Innocent Man

They are very concerned that you are the one that did it.

I just kept looking at him
and he kept telling me, - The Innocent Man

I just kept looking at him and he kept telling me,

"I ended up at Debbie Carter's door, - The Innocent Man

"I ended up at Debbie Carter's door,

Lawyer: Did the defense attorney
have full access to the prosecutorial? - The Innocent Man

Lawyer: Did the defense attorney have full access to the pro...

I guess I just wasn't really
living in the reality. - The Innocent Man

I guess I just wasn't really living in the reality.

I was shocked.
I just, you know, start crying and... - The Innocent Man

I was shocked. I just, you know, start crying and...

I said, "God, man,
please show these people, - The Innocent Man

I said, "God, man, please show these people,

Lot of people come in and say,
"Tommy, how in the world do you do it?" - The Innocent Man

Lot of people come in and say, "Tommy, how in the world...

We're going to go talk
to Cheryl, who is the lawyer - The Innocent Man

We're going to go talk to Cheryl, who is the lawyer

[Kim] Ron had a history of mental illness
and, of course, he heard voices. - The Innocent Man

[Kim] Ron had a history of mental illness and, of course, he...

My only explanation is knowing
that God knows the truth, you know? - The Innocent Man

My only explanation is knowing that God knows the truth, you...

[Dan] I first heard about this case
from a lawyer friend of mine in 2000. - The Innocent Man

[Dan] I first heard about this case from a lawyer friend of ...

And that is not only a bad practice, - The Innocent Man

And that is not only a bad practice,

And who's to sort out, was it a dream? - The Innocent Man

And who's to sort out, was it a dream?

She says she has
some really interesting depositions - The Innocent Man

She says she has some really interesting depositions

[Grisham] Ron was very suspicious,
had a bad reputation. - The Innocent Man

[Grisham] Ron was very suspicious, had a bad reputation.

If the police don't turn over everything, - The Innocent Man

If the police don't turn over everything,

And, you know,
some pretty interesting corruption stuff. - The Innocent Man

And, you know, some pretty interesting corruption stuff.

And they should all be trained
in turning over everything. - The Innocent Man

And they should all be trained in turning over everything.

But, if they don't, the prosecutor
has an obligation at the same time - The Innocent Man

But, if they don't, the prosecutor has an obligation at...

I have the full, unvarnished file
as it came to us in discovery. - The Innocent Man

I have the full, unvarnished file as it came to us in discov...

[chuckling] - The Innocent Man

Ada Police, Dennis Smith, was one
of the first investigators on the scene. - The Innocent Man

Ada Police, Dennis Smith, was one of the first investigators...

And I don't think they had any idea
what they had turned over to us. - The Innocent Man

And I don't think they had any idea what they had turne...

[Judge Landrith]
Uh, Dennis Smith was the... - The Innocent Man

[Judge Landrith] Uh, Dennis Smith was the...

This was... [sighs] - The Innocent Man

This was... [sighs]

Law enforcement turned over
a large number of pages. - The Innocent Man

Law enforcement turned over a large number of pages.

And this is their biggest concern
with you, with Ron, - The Innocent Man

And this is their biggest concern with you, with Ron,

It wasn't Bates-stamped.
It was just every which way in a box. - The Innocent Man

It wasn't Bates-stamped. It was just every which way in...

There were at least double
that number of pages - The Innocent Man

There were at least double that number of pages

"Renee, I'm going through
so much suffering. - The Innocent Man

"Renee, I'm going through so much suffering.

But he was normally
in charge of whatever... - The Innocent Man

But he was normally in charge of whatever...

Virtually everything you want to know
can be stated with precision - The Innocent Man

Virtually everything you want to know can be stated with pre...

And, and that is a major part of our
application for post-conviction relief. - The Innocent Man

And, and that is a major part of our application for post-co...

"As Terri Carpenter and
her husband were leaving the Coachlight, - The Innocent Man

"As Terri Carpenter and her husband were leaving the Co...

So we somehow went from 800 pages
to 146 pages, uh, - The Innocent Man

So we somehow went from 800 pages to 146 pages, uh,

And, as a matter of fact,
his daughter went to school - The Innocent Man

And, as a matter of fact, his daughter went to school

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The story of Ron Williamson, a man who sat on Oklahoma's death row for 11 years for a crime he didn't commit. Based on John Grisham's "The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town."

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Director: N/A

Writer: Ross M. Dinerstein, Clay Tweel

Production: Columbia Pictures

Genre: documentary, crime

Year: 2018

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.3

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Released: 14 Dec 2018

Awards: 1 nomination total

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