Murder in the First (1995)

Directed by

Marc Rocco

Genre

drama film, prison film, thriller film

Country

France, United States

Runtime

2h 02m

Rated

R

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 620 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A lawyer defends a petty criminal who is sent to Alcatraz and later charged with murder. The lawyer recounts the man's time in the brutal prison as he fights to prove his client's innocence.

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What happens

Murder in the First is a 1995 American legal drama film, directed by Marc Rocco, written by Dan Gordon, and starring Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman, Embeth Davidtz, Brad Dourif, William H. Macy, and R. Lee Ermey. It tells the alternate history of a petty criminal named Henri Young who is sent to Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary and later put on trial for murder in the first degree as the lawyer representing him recounts Henri's life and when he represented Henri. This film was described on the movie poster as "the case that took down Alcatraz". The film received a mixed critical response, although Bacon's performance was praised by critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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