starring
Michael Sarrazin Barbara Hershey
Caught between the middle-class values of his parents and the radical politics of his girlfriend, William Popper becomes a student drop-out. In New York's busy streets he accidentally kills an elderly woman, and is sent to prison more for his attitude to the court than for the car accident. His problems increase when he befriends a gay black prisoner and the man is the victim of prison violence ...
Screenplay by JOHN BOOTHE
Based on the novel by THOMAS ROGERS Produced by DAVID SUSSKIND Directed by ROBERT MULUGAN