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Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story is a 1986 American television film directed by Richard T. Heffron and starring Martin Sheen as homeless activist Mitch Snyder.
- Drama
A veteran of the Vietnam War, Mitch Snyder (Martin Sheen) cannot stomach the major neglect of the homeless that for too long has endured in America.
- Drama
- Martin Sheen, Cicely Tyson, Roxanne Hart
- Richard Heffron
Fact-based story about Mitch Snyder (Martin Sheen), a Washington crusader for the homeless, who took their case to Congress. Working for the Community for Creative Non-violence, Snyder became outraged at the number of homeless people who had been dumped on the Washington streets without shelter from mental institutions and other care facilities.
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (TV Movie 1986) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story. 1986 · 1 hr 58 min. TV-14. Drama. 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. Subtitles: English. Starring: Roxanne Hart Martin Sheen Cicely Tyson Stan Shaw James Avery. Directed by: Richard T. Heffron.
- Richard T. Heffron
- January 1, 1986
- Roxanne Hart
- 118 min
Martin Sheen plays social activist Mitch Snyder, who has made a name for himself in the '80s through his tireless struggle bringing the plight of the homeless to the nation's attention -- often through well-publicized hunger strikes in the shadow of The White House.
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story. Mitch Snyder successfully convinces city officials in Washington D.C. to deal with the number of homeless people who have been dumped on the street without shelter from mental institutions and other facilities, bringing the issue to national light.
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