Movie
Murder in the First
Overview
A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.
Details
- Release date
- 1995-01-20
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Wolper Organization, Warner Bros. Pictures, Le Studio Canal+
- Country
- France, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Christian Slater as James Stamphill
- Kevin Bacon as Henri Young
- Gary Oldman as Associate Milton Glenn
- Embeth Davidtz as Mary McCasslin
- William H. Macy as Bill McNeill
- Stephen Tobolowsky as Mr. Henkin
- Brad Dourif as Byron Stamphill
- Kyra Sedgwick as Blanche
- Mia Kirshner as Rosetta Young
- R. Lee Ermey as Judge Clawson
- Stefan Gierasch as Warden James Humson
- Mary Mackey as Prison Guard's Wife
Crew
- Marc Rocco - Director
- Dan Gordon - Screenplay
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