TV series

Cross of Fire

1989 · 1 season

A grim, sobering true-crime drama that builds quiet dread as it traces how respectable power curdles into brutality.

Overview: Cross of Fire is a 1989 American television mini-series based on the horrific rape and murder of Madge Oberholtzer by D.C. Stephenson, a highly successful leader of the Indiana branch of the Ku Klux Klan. It was originally shown in two parts. In syndication, it is shown as a television movie.
How it feels: Dark, tense, earnest and bleak. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Power, corruption, race, justice
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
corruption
race
justice
violence
Places: small town
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong