Primal Fear (1996)
03/06/1996 (US) • 2h 9m
Sooner or later, a man who wears two faces forgets which one is real.
Overview
An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room.
Top Billed Cast
Martin Vail
Janet Venable
Aaron/Roy Stampler
Shaughnessy
Shoat
Molly
Yancy
Goodman
Pinero
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$30,000,000.00
Revenue
$102,600,000.00
Keywords
chicago, illinois
death penalty
child abuse
corruption
based on novel or book
court case
court
psychopath
bishop
manipulation
pornographic video
lawyer
capital punishment
whodunit
psychiatrist
mental illness
taunting
murder trial
altar boy
courtroom drama
legal drama
legal thriller
suspenseful
harsh
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