Film

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

2014 · 1h 35m · Music · Documentary

IMDb

6.2

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.

Sam Cooke

Self (archive footage)

Zelda Sands

Self

Al Schmitt

Self

Eugene Jamison

Self

Bill Gardner

Self

Denise Dowse

Self

Erik Greene

Self

Cyril Wecht

Self - Forensic Pathologist

Joe B. Kellum

Self

Anthony Samad

Self

Dick Clark

Self (archive footage)

John Antonelli

Self

Daniel Wolff

Self

Jamelle Dolphin

Self

Donald Piper

Self

Mike McCormick

Self

• David CzarnetzkiDirector · Writer
• Mikhele ApitzschWriter
• Dieter SchneiderProducer
• Jean-Alexander NtivyhabwaExecutive Producer

Release date

May 5, 2014

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

PG

Genres

Music, Documentary