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Primal Fear
1996
Powerful, media-hungry Chicago defense attorney Martin Vail (Richard Gere) gets in over his head when he takes the case of an altar boy (Edward Norton making his film debut) accused of murdering an archbishop. His opponent for the prosecution is his former protege and lover Janet Venable (Laura Linney), who's out to make this .. Read more
| Starring | Richard Gere, Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Alfre Woodard |
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| Director | Gregory Hoblit |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
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Primal Fear
Powerful, media-hungry Chicago defense attorney Martin Vail (Richard Gere) gets in over his head when he takes the case of an altar boy (Edward Norton making his film debut) accused of murdering an archbishop. His opponent for the prosecution is his former protege and lover Janet Venable (Laura Linney), who's out to make this her watershed case. A suspenseful courtroom with a truly unexpected ending, this drama is based on the novel by William Diehl.
| Starring | Richard Gere, Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Alfre Woodard, Frances McDormand, Edward Norton, Maura Tierney, Andre Braugher, Clarence Williams III, Kenneth Tigar, Joe Spano |
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| Director | Gregory Hoblit |
| Studio | PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 5 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | Czech, German, Hungarian |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Swedish, Turkish |
| Released | Production year: 1996 To Rent: DVD: 02 Jul 2001 |
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An implausible thriller with a twist at its end, but one that diminishes all that has gone before, so that an audience is more likely to feel cheated than surprised.
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I have seen this film before but never tire of seeing it again. Superb performances from Richard Gere, Laura Linney and especially Edward Norton who, in my ... read more »
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Primal Gere
Fantastic film, my housemate suggested this to me as its her favorite movie and she wasn't wrong! Richard Gere and Ed Norton are spot on and the scenes with... read more »
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worth watching
I had seen this before but it didnt stop me watching it again thoroughly enjoyed it again I had forgotten what happened great suspense
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A good film!
I loved this film and the twist was totally unexpected. Had me on the edge of my seat the whole time. Really enjoyable and well acted by all.
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Fracture
- 16 Apr 2007
'Does it bother you that I call you "Willy"?', Ted Crawford (Anthony Hopkins) demands of prosecuting attorney Willy Beachum (Ryan Gosling). Gosling/Beachum laughs and shakes his head. No. 'Very well then, Willy' Hopkins teases out every ounce of absurdity in the name. A boy's name, not a name for a high-powered attorney, surely? The two men don't actually pull down their trousers and compare sizes, but there's that too, in the background. Crawford is a brilliant engineer, wealthy, drives a... Read more
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Primal Fear
Powerful, media-hungry Chicago defense attorney Martin Vail (Richard Gere) gets in over his head when he takes the case of an altar boy (Edward Norton making his film debut) accused of murdering an archbishop. His opponent for the prosecution is his former protege and lover Janet Venable (Laura ...
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