title: ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
text: # ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
  
  ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke is a 2019 documentary film about Sam Cooke, the artist and activist, and the circumstances and controversy surrounding his murder.
  
  ## Premise
  
  On December 11, 1964, at the age of 33, Cooke was shot and killed by Bertha Franklin, the manager of the Hacienda Motel in Los Angeles, California. ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke explores the mystery behind the murder through interviews with family, friends, journalists and academics as well as archival footage.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Sam Cooke
  * Quincy Jones
  * Smokey Robinson
  * Dionne Warwick
  * Lou Adler
  * Al Schmitt
  * Jerry Brandt
  * Jim Brown
  * Marjorie Cook
  * Billy Davis
  
  Kevin Powell
  
  * Joan Dew
  * Norman Edelen
  * Renee Graham
  * Erik Greene
  * Jason King
  * Spencer Leak
  