''Angel City'' is a 1980 American television film directed by

Steve Carver Steve Carver (April 5, 1945 – January 8, 2021) was an American film director, producer, and photographer. Biography Carver attended Manhattan's High School of Music and Art and received his BA from Cornell University and his MFA from Washingt ...

and Philip Leacock. It was originally known as ''Angel's Gates'' and was based on the novel ''Angel City'' by Patrick Smith. Filming took place in June 1980 at the migrant camp in Homestead Florida where Smith had worked himself. Two weeks into filming original director Steve Carver was replaced by Philip Leacock after a dispute between Carver and star Ralph Waites (Waites had worked with Leacock on ''The Waltons''). Director Steve Carver later claimed "I had a problem with actor Ralph Waite who came on the set drunk. I told the producers to remove him or I would leave. They said they couldn’t remove him, so I left. Then they blackballed me." He said this damaged his career.

Premise

A man works in a forced labor camp.

Cast

* Ralph Waite * Paul Winfield *Jennifer Warren * Jennifer Jason Leigh *Mitchell Ryan *Robert MacNaughton *Red West *Bob Minor

References

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''Angel City''
at Letterbox DVD {{Philip Leacock 1980 films American television films 1980s English-language films Films directed by Steve Carver Films directed by Philip Leacock