Cross of Fire is a 1989 American television miniseries based on the rape and murder of Madge Oberholtzer by D. C. Stephenson, a highly successful leader of the Indiana branch of Ku Klux Klan. It stars John Heard as Stephenson and Mel Harris as Oberholtzer. Lloyd Bridges is also in the cast. It was originally shown in two parts (2 hours each night). The first was watched by 17.5 million viewers and the second by 20.4 million. In syndication, it is shown as a television movie.

Awards

Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or a Special-for Part 1

Cross of Fire

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American films based on actual events

Films directed by Paul Wendkos

1980s American television miniseries

1989 American television series debuts

Television series set in the 1920s

Films about the Ku Klux Klan

1989 films

Cross of Fire