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A high-powered American attorney (Richard Gere) finds the rules of order are different in a Chinese courtroom when he is arrested and falsely accused of murdering a young model. Discovering that the rule of thumb is guilty before proven innocent, he realises that he must convince his court-appointed attorney (Bai Ling, in a .. Read more
| Starring | Peter Donat, Robert Stanton, James Hong, Richard Venture |
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| Director | Jon Avnet |
| Genres | Drama |
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A high-powered American attorney (Richard Gere) finds the rules of order are different in a Chinese courtroom when he is arrested and falsely accused of murdering a young model. Discovering that the rule of thumb is guilty before proven innocent, he realises that he must convince his court-appointed attorney (Bai Ling, in a quietly powerful role) that he is blameless before he can even begin to convince the court.
| Starring | Peter Donat, Robert Stanton, James Hong, Richard Venture, Tsai Chin, Tzi Ma, Ulrich Matschoss, Jessey Meng, Roger Yuan, Richard Gere, Bai Ling, Bradley Whitford, Byron Mann, Peter Dona |
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| Director | Jon Avnet |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 57 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | Multi-coloured Movie Collection |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | German, French, Spanish, Italian |
| Hearing-impaired | English, German |
| Subtitles | DVD: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish |
| Released | Production year: 1997 To Rent: DVD: 01 Feb 2000 |
"...RED CORNER is possibly producer-turned-director Jon Avnet's best film....A sincere, contained performance from Richard Gere..."
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a Chinese or someone who knew a lot about China would enjoy the most
The movie strikes me by its very authentic way of drawing the real picture of China. Although there are some scenes showing the dark side of my country, I ... read more »
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Gere-ate... (sorry, all the other puns were taken)
Richard Gere is on form in this grown up, novelesque, courtroom drama set in the People's Republic of China. In a nutshell, Gere is framed for a murder he ... read more »
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top Gere!
The usual very watchable performance from Gere anchors this movie somewhere in the fictional Hollywood version of present day China. That said, it so ... read more »
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Gripping
Gripping film with a polished performance from Gere and a well measured and engaging strong support from Chinese actress Bai Ling. Frightening interpretation ... read more »