Lady, You Shot Me: The Life and Death of Sam Cooke

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Sam Cooke died at the age of 33 on December 11, 1964, at the Hacienda Motel, at 9137 South Figueroa Street, in Los Angeles, California. Answering separate reports of a shooting and of a kidnapping at the motel, police found Cooke's body, clad only in a sports jacket and shoes but no shirt, pants or underwear. He had sustained a gunshot wound to the chest, which was later determined to have pierced his heart. The motel's manager, Bertha Franklin, said she had shot Cooke in self-defense after he broke into her office residence and attacked her. Her account was immediately questioned and disputed by acquaintances.

Country:

Germany

Genre:

Music,

Documentary

Duration:

95 minutes

Year:

2014

Director:

David Czarnetzki

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Company:

Signed Media

Cast:
Sam Cooke

Himself (archive)

Zelda Sands

Herself

Al Schmitt

Himself

Eugene Jamison

Himself

Bill Gardner

Himself

Crew:
David Czarnetzki

Director

David Czarnetzki

Writer

Mikhele Apitzsch

Writer

Jean-Alexander Ntivyhabwa

Executive Producer

Dieter Schneider

Producer