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Primal Fear (1996)

129 mins

type:

genre(s):

CRIME

DRAMA

MYSTERY

THRILLER

An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room. The intensity builds when a surprise twist alters everyone's perception of the crime.

name	character
Stanley Anderson	Richard Rushman
Steven Bauer	Joey Pinero
Andre Braugher	Tommy Goodman
Greg Bronson	Banquet Patron (uncredited)
Dianne Burns	WLS Anchor
Mary Ann Childers	WBBM Anchor
Wendy Cutler	Lou
Azalea Davila	Linda Forbes
Richard Gere	Martin Vail
Lester Holt	WBBM Anchor
Laura Linney	Janet Venable
John Mahoney	John Shaughnessy
Frances McDormand	Molly Arrington
Edward Norton	Aaron Stampler
Terry O'Quinn	Bud Yancy
Tony Plana	Martinez
Reg Rogers	Jack Connerman
Jon Seda	Alex
Joe Spano	Abel Stenner
Maura Tierney	Naomi Chance
Kenneth Tigar	Weil
Alfre Woodard	Judge Miriam Shoat
Linda Yu	WLS Anchor

name
Ann Biderman	screenplay
William Diehl	writer (original)
Gregory Hoblit	director
James Newton Howard	composer
Gary Lucchesi	producer
Steve Shagan	screenplay

award	category	name	year
Golden Globe Award	Best Supporting Actor	Edward Norton	1996

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