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Trial by Fire

The tragic and controversial story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was sentenced to death in Texas for killing his three children even after scientific evidence and expert testimony bolstered his claims of innocence.

Director

Edward Zwick

Year

Genre

biography, drama

Box Office

$148,504

Production

N/A

Awards

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Todd

Elizabeth

Stacy

Daniels

Hurst

Ponchai

McKinley Belcher III

Reaves

David Wilson Barnes

Horton

Johnny Webb

Blake Scott Lewis

Julie

Andrew

Jackson

Vasquez

Fogg

Anthony Reynolds

Margaret

Katie McClellan

Emily

Abigail

Catherine Carlen

George

Darlene

Sandy

June

Myrtle

Amber (2 years old)

Amber (9 years old)

Mama

Mary Rachel Quinn

Radio Interviewer

Father Kelly

Judge Douglas

Sonny Carl Davis

Tommy Evans

Kathy King

Carrie Walrond Hood

Guard (Marty)

Bailiff

Grigson

Lindsay Ayliffe

Guard 1

Hulking Inmate

Trenton Rostedt

Bailiff Bert

Irene

Maxie McClintock

Foreman

Tower Guard

Clerk

Nathaniel Woolsey

Officer Hemsley

Todd Allen Durkin

Older Guard

Police Bullhorn

James Healy Jr.

Doctor

Jonathan D. Williams

Ronnie

Screaming Inmate

Local KXXV-TV News Anchor

Board of Pardons Clerk

Priest

Death Row Prisoner 1

Atkins Estimond

Death Row Prisoner 2

Todd's Friend

Juror

Jury Member

Hank Bailey

Stacey's Friend

Bar Owner (Charlie Dunn)

Michael H. Cole

Nurse

Death Row Guard

Carol Ann

Execution Room Guard

Prisoner

Working Resident

Brent Moorer Gaskins

Nurse Blossner

Store Bagger

Demetri Landell

Supermarket Woman

Orderly

Punk Rocker

Older Kameron

Older Karmon

Courtroom Spectator

Patti Schellhaas

Judge Cynthia Thornton

Sheri Mann Stewart

Man in the Stetson Hat

William Tokarsky

Assistant District Attorney

Deathrow Prisoner #1

Courtroom Spectator

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Yes, there is...
There's babies in there. - Trial by Fire

Yes, there is... There's babies in there.

-And it flashes over.
-It goes straight out the door. - Trial by Fire

-And it flashes over. -It goes straight out the door.

This is Mr. Fogg, Mr. Vasquez.
They're investigating the fire. - Trial by Fire

This is Mr. Fogg, Mr. Vasquez. They're investigating th...

She works nights sometimes, - Trial by Fire

She works nights sometimes,

I stopped at the Salvation Army
to get the babies some presents. - Trial by Fire

I stopped at the Salvation Army to get the babies some prese...

-At 9:00 in the morning?
-Well, Christmas is coming - Trial by Fire

-At 9:00 in the morning? -Well, Christmas is coming

What, do you think you can
just stay out all night - Trial by Fire

What, do you think you can just stay out all night

I guess I'm one of them
stay-at-home dads - Trial by Fire

I guess I'm one of them stay-at-home dads

I already told you - Trial by Fire

I already told you

-I'm not lying to you, honey.
-Mm-hmm. You ain't worth shit - Trial by Fire

-I'm not lying to you, honey. -Mm-hmm. You ain't w...

Better shut the fuck up
that shit right now-- - Trial by Fire

Better shut the fuck up that shit right now--

Because if you do,
then I can't go to work, - Trial by Fire

Because if you do, then I can't go to work,

So, Stacy went to work that
night and you just, uh, - Trial by Fire

So, Stacy went to work that night and you just, uh,

- Daddy!
-But then I realized - Trial by Fire

- Daddy! -But then I realized

It smelled like it did - Trial by Fire

It smelled like it did

That's when I hollered out - Trial by Fire

That's when I hollered out

We had three
of the prettiest babies - Trial by Fire

We had three of the prettiest babies

Off and on, we'd fight
and break up for a while, - Trial by Fire

Off and on, we'd fight and break up for a while,

-Yes, sir.
-A couple of those times - Trial by Fire

-Yes, sir. -A couple of those times

Just as Jesus, the Lamb of God,
was taken too soon, - Trial by Fire

Just as Jesus, the Lamb of God, was taken too soon,

How else are we to understand - Trial by Fire

How else are we to understand

-something to eat?
-Cameron Todd Willingham, - Trial by Fire

-something to eat? -Cameron Todd Willingham,

-I'm hurting, too, baby--
-Did you hear a word I said? - Trial by Fire

-I'm hurting, too, baby-- -Did you hear a word I said?

Oh, if you're gonna start
demonizing me, - Trial by Fire

Oh, if you're gonna start demonizing me,

Baby, if we're ever gonna get
through this, - Trial by Fire

Baby, if we're ever gonna get through this,

Those were my babies
and you didn't save them! - Trial by Fire

Those were my babies and you didn't save them!

I'll say any goddamn thing
you like, - Trial by Fire

I'll say any goddamn thing you like,

With the evidence they got, - Trial by Fire

With the evidence they got,

They better start
digging my grave now, - Trial by Fire

They better start digging my grave now,

Boy, I am the only thing between
you and the needle right now. - Trial by Fire

Boy, I am the only thing between you and the needle right no...

Good morning,
Texas. This is KZYZ. - Trial by Fire

Good morning, Texas. This is KZYZ.

I never liked him.
I always thought there was - Trial by Fire

I never liked him. I always thought there was

The only thing I regret is, - Trial by Fire

The only thing I regret is,

Members of the jury, - Trial by Fire

Members of the jury,

Karmen and Kameron,
barely a year old - Trial by Fire

Karmen and Kameron, barely a year old

Little Amber, eagerly waiting
for Santa's visit - Trial by Fire

Little Amber, eagerly waiting for Santa's visit

Now, I want you to imagine
these little angels... - Trial by Fire

Now, I want you to imagine these little angels...

Well, I barely poked my head
out the door when... - Trial by Fire

Well, I barely poked my head out the door when...

To the best of your knowledge,
did Todd Willingham - Trial by Fire

To the best of your knowledge, did Todd Willingham

Fire talks to you,
it does not lie. - Trial by Fire

Fire talks to you, it does not lie.

That it was deliberately set
by human hands. - Trial by Fire

That it was deliberately set by human hands.

Someone poured gasoline
through those children's room, - Trial by Fire

Someone poured gasoline through those children's room,

He kept pouring down the hallway
to the front door, - Trial by Fire

He kept pouring down the hallway to the front door,

We found evidence
of what we call crazed glass, - Trial by Fire

We found evidence of what we call crazed glass,

Worst of all, the refrigerator
was moved to block the backdoor. - Trial by Fire

Worst of all, the refrigerator was moved to block the backdo...

Inspector Vasquez, how many
arson cases have you worked on? - Trial by Fire

Inspector Vasquez, how many arson cases have you worked on?

And to the best
of your knowledge, - Trial by Fire

And to the best of your knowledge,

Mr. Webb, you shared a cell
with Todd Willingham - Trial by Fire

Mr. Webb, you shared a cell with Todd Willingham

He came home
and that one of his children - Trial by Fire

He came home and that one of his children

-What?
-And then so, he started-- - Trial by Fire

-What? -And then so, he started--

Did he tell you who it was
that injured that child? - Trial by Fire

Did he tell you who it was that injured that child?

He said she was crying,
yeah, - Trial by Fire

He said she was crying, yeah,

He just decided to take some
paper and wad it up, - Trial by Fire

He just decided to take some paper and wad it up,

And did Willingham ever threaten
you about telling anybody - Trial by Fire

And did Willingham ever threaten you about telling anybody

Mr. Evans,
you have firsthand knowledge - Trial by Fire

Mr. Evans, you have firsthand knowledge

I mean, maybe me and Stacy
was flirting a little, - Trial by Fire

I mean, maybe me and Stacy was flirting a little,

Hell, Stacy, she's like that,
and Todd sort of liked it. - Trial by Fire

Hell, Stacy, she's like that, and Todd sort of liked it...

But Mr. Willingham's propensity - Trial by Fire

But Mr. Willingham's propensity

Did she say what she believed - Trial by Fire

Did she say what she believed

Stacy was pregnant - Trial by Fire

Stacy was pregnant

-No, sir.
-So, Todd didn't beat you up - Trial by Fire

-No, sir. -So, Todd didn't beat you up

So, the testimony we've heard
about the beatings, - Trial by Fire

So, the testimony we've heard about the beatings,

I'm not saying Todd and I
didn't fight, - Trial by Fire

I'm not saying Todd and I didn't fight,

Is it true that the police - Trial by Fire

Is it true that the police

Is it true that the police - Trial by Fire

Is it true that the police

Despite the many occasions - Trial by Fire

Despite the many occasions

Mrs. Willingham, - Trial by Fire

Mrs. Willingham,

Now, you were raised
by your grandmother. - Trial by Fire

Now, you were raised by your grandmother.

Your mother was a victim
of family violence, wasn't she? - Trial by Fire

Your mother was a victim of family violence, wasn't she...

He would feed them
and change their diapers, - Trial by Fire

He would feed them and change their diapers,

-The witness will step down.
-Everybody in here - Trial by Fire

-The witness will step down. -Everybody in here

-The witness is excused.
-No one accepts the truth - Trial by Fire

-The witness is excused. -No one accepts the truth

-Your Honor, the defense rests.
-Are we all clear - Trial by Fire

-Your Honor, the defense rests. -Are we all clear

Before they started
digging up her past, - Trial by Fire

Before they started digging up her past,

And there's been people
called up to this stand - Trial by Fire

And there's been people called up to this stand

Now, I've sat here and stayed
quiet while y'all paint - Trial by Fire

Now, I've sat here and stayed quiet while y'all pa...

The jury will disregard
what they just saw and heard. - Trial by Fire

The jury will disregard what they just saw and heard.

"Whosoever shall harm
one of my children, - Trial by Fire

"Whosoever shall harm one of my children,

Two days before Christmas, - Trial by Fire

Two days before Christmas,

Can there be a more
righteous case - Trial by Fire

Can there be a more righteous case

Now, whether capital punishment, - Trial by Fire

Now, whether capital punishment,

And that is what
the State of Texas - Trial by Fire

And that is what the State of Texas

Willingham wrote his own
death sentence - Trial by Fire

Willingham wrote his own death sentence

It is your duty to carry it out. - Trial by Fire

It is your duty to carry it out.

By your verdict in this case,
you, the jury, - Trial by Fire

By your verdict in this case, you, the jury,

Cameron Todd Willingham, - Trial by Fire

Cameron Todd Willingham,

This is Tower 4. I got eyes on
our boy on the dog run. - Trial by Fire

This is Tower 4. I got eyes on our boy on the dog run.

- Fuck you, get inside
- All right, baby killer. - Trial by Fire

- Fuck you, get inside - All right, baby killer.

Get yourself a good hard look - Trial by Fire

Get yourself a good hard look

Like killing babies?
Little bitch. You-- - Trial by Fire

Like killing babies? Little bitch. You--

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The tragic and controversial story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was sentenced to death in Texas for killing his three children even after scientific evidence and expert testimony bolstered his claims of innocence.

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Director: Edward Zwick

Writer: Geoffrey Fletcher, David Grann

Production: N/A

Genre: biography, drama

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 51/100

ImdbRating: 7.0

BoxOffice: $148,504

Released: 17 May 2019

Awards: N/A

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