Suspect (1987)

Directed by

Peter Yates

Genre

drama film, crime film, mystery film, thriller film, trial film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 01m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 254 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A female law clerk looks into an old case and questions the trial judge. The judge kills himself and the clerk is murdered. A deaf-mute Vietnam veteran is accused of the murder but a public defender and a lobbyist think he is innocent.

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What happens

Suspect is a 1987 American legal thriller film directed by Peter Yates and starring Cher, Dennis Quaid and Liam Neeson. Other notable cast members include John Mahoney, Joe Mantegna, Fred Melamed and Philip Bosco. In the film, a female law clerk investigates an old case and questions the trial judge. Shortly afterward, the judge commits suicide and the clerk is murdered. A deaf-mute Vietnam veteran is charged with the murder, but a public defender and a political lobbyist suspect that he has not killed anyone. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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