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Victims' rights groups fear that David Mamet movie will question music producer's murder conviction
Al Pacino plays Phil Spector and Helen Mirren plays his trial lawyer in the HBO-produced film. Photograph: Splash News
Al Pacino plays Phil Spector and Helen Mirren plays his trial lawyer in the HBO-produced film. Photograph: Splash News
Sat 16 Mar 2013 09.38 EDT
Four years ago the Wall of Sound music producer Phil Spector was convicted of murdering B-movie actress Lana Clarkson at his Los Angeles castle home. Many believe Clarkson's death was a tragedy waiting to happen – Spector was well known for terrorising women, and musicians, with guns – but the guilty verdict was a surprise in a town where celebrities with far stronger evidence against them typically walk free.