Movies and TvShows featuring "corrupt-war-hero" theme.

In the aftermath of the American Civil War, a corrupt war hero turned federal judge brings chaos to the Colorado Territory. As tensions rise and a tragic romance unfolds, friendships are betrayed, and the hanging of an innocent man exposes the dark underbelly of justice.

Cristina Carver (Angelica Maria) finds herself in dire straits after she arrives to spend some time with her TV-reporter husband (Dean Stockwell) who is visiting a Latin American country run by a military dictator. After a car accident one day, Cristina brings the helpful Col. Kostik (Donald Pleasence) home and then kills him in self-defense when he violently attempts to rape and murder her. Terrified, she covers up her act and hides the body, yet in spite of her husband's efforts to protect her, a local police detective starts to figure out what really happened.