May 19, 1986
90 min
Full-HD

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986)

Outraged by the treatment of New York City’s unhoused residents, an activist brings national attention to the issue by taking their case to Congress.

Category

Drama TV Movie

Country

United States of America

Companies

Martin Sheen

Mitch Snyder

Roxanne Hart

Carol Fannelly

Stan Shaw

Harold Moss

Joe Seneca

Reverend

Cicely Tyson

Muriel

James Avery

Hank Dudney

Guy Boyd

Tom

Jordan Charney

Pete Stark

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