The Death of Richie (1977)

Directed by

Paul Wendkos

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenager struggles with drug addiction and tensions with his parents. The film is based on a true story where a father ends up shooting his son.

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What happens

The Death of Richie is a 1977 American made-for-television drama film based on Richie, a non-fiction book by Thomas Thompson about the 1972 death of George Richard "Richie" Diener Jr. at the hands of his father, who was ultimately not charged with the shooting death of his son. The film premiered on NBC on January 10, 1977. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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