Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story Movie Review 1986

Effective TV drama based upon the true story of Vietnam vet Mitch Snyder (Sheen) who battles various government agencies and ultimately fasts to call national attention to his crusade against homelessness. (Snyder eventually committed suicide.) Tyson appears as a bag lady.

Distribution

Available on VHS
Running time 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Homeless, True Stories, Politics, Rebel With a Cause, This Is Your Life

Cast

Martin Sheen, Roxanne Hart, Joe Seneca, Stan Shaw, Cicely Tyson

Director

Richard T. Heffron

Producer

Fries Entertainment