Movie
Palmetto
Overview
After being released from prison on a bum charge, Harry Barber is out for payback to regain his lost two years. He's hired by Mrs. Malroux to fake the kidnapping of her stepdaughter (the daughter of a dying millionaire). He discovers that he is being set up on multiple levels and will soon face a longer sentence if he doesn't prove the truth.
Details
- Release date
- 1998-02-20
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Castle Rock Entertainment, Rialto Films
- Country
- United States of America, Germany
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Woody Harrelson as Harry Barber
- Gina Gershon as Nina
- Elisabeth Shue as Rhea Malroux
- Rolf Hoppe as Felix Malroux
- Michael Rapaport as Donnelly
- Chloë Sevigny as Odette
- Tom Wright as John Renick
- Marc Macaulay as Miles Meadows
- Joe Hickey as Lawyer
- Ralph Wilcox as Judge
- Peter Paul DeLeo as Bartender (as Peter Paul Deleo)
- Mal Jones as Ed
Crew
- Volker Schlöndorff - Director
- E. Max Frye - Screenplay
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