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Primal fear
Primal fear (Motion picture)
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- Summary
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Criminal defense attorney Martin Vail is brilliant and confident. He is accustomed to fabricating and selling the truth while seeking the glory in the media spotlight. When he learns of the gruesom...
Criminal defense attorney Martin Vail is brilliant and confident. He is accustomed to fabricating and selling the truth while seeking the glory in the media spotlight. When he learns of the gruesome murder of a local Catholic archbishop, he immediately decides to defend the accused penniless altar boy. But Vail soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, as he becomes tangled in a web of lies, corruption and betrayal.
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- Creator
- Paramount Pictures presents ; in association with Rysher Entertainment ; a Gary Lucchesi production ; a Gregory Hoblit film ; screenplay by Steve Shagan and Ann Biderman ; produced by Gary Lucchesi ; directed by Gregory Hoblit
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Languages
- English, French, Spanish
- Contributors
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- Hoblit, Gregory
- Lucchesi, Gary
- Shagan, Steve
- Biderman, Ann
- Gere, Richard, 1949-
- Linney, Laura
- Mahoney, John, 1940-2018
- Woodard, Alfre, 1953-
- McDormand, Frances
- Norton, Edward
- Howard, James Newton
- O'Quinn, Terry, 1952-
- Diehl, William. Primal fear
- Paramount Pictures Corporation
- Rysher Entertainment
- Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Publication
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- Hard evidence edition
- Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2009]
- Physical Details
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- 1 DVD (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
- ISBNs
- 1415746575, 9781415746578
- OCLC
- ocn310465505
- Credits
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- Richard Gere, Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Alfre Woodard, Frances McDormand, Edward Norton. Terry O'Quinn
- Director of photography, Michael Chapman ; editor, David Rosenbloom ; music, James Newton Howard
- Based on the novel by William Diehl.
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.
- Special features: Commentary by director Gregory Hoblit, writer Ann Biderman, producer Gary Lucchesi, executive producer Hawk Koch, and casting director Deborah Aquila; "Primal fear: the final verdict" featurette; "Primal fear: star witness-casting Edward Norton" featurette; "The psychology of guilt" featurette; theatrical trailer.
- Region 1, widescreen (enhanced); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, NTSC.
- English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Subjects
- Diehl, William -- Film adaptations.
- Trials (Murder) -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama.
- Lawyers -- United States -- Drama.
- Acolytes -- United States -- Drama.
- Trials (Murder) -- United States -- Drama.
- Multiple personality -- United States -- Drama.
- Mentally ill offenders -- United States -- Drama.
- Defense (Criminal procedure) -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States -- Drama.
- Betrayal -- United States -- Drama.