The film depicts the real-life 1954 assassination of Albert Patterson, a candidate for Alabama Attorney General, in Phenix City, Alabama, a city controlled by organized crime, and the subsequent imposition of martial law by the state government.
The film depicts the real-life 1954 assassination of Albert Patterson in Phenix City, Alabama, a city controlled by organized crime, and the subsequent imposition of martial law by the state government. Albert Patterson is a candidate for Alabama Attorney General.