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Primal Fear

7.7 129 mins Crime   Drama   Mystery   Thriller   1996
Paramount Pictures   Rysher Entertainment  
Director(s): Gregory Hoblit

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.

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Richard Gere

as Martin Vail

Laura Linney

as Janet Venable

Edward Norton

as Aaron/Roy Stampler

John Mahoney

as Shaughnessy

Alfre Woodard

as Shoat

Terry O'Quinn

as Yancy

Andre Braugher

as Goodman

Steven Bauer

as Pinero

Joe Spano

as Stenner

Tony Plana

as Martinez

Stanley Anderson

as Rushman

Maura Tierney

as Naomi

Jon Seda

as Alex

Reg Rogers

as Connerman

Kenneth Tigar

as Weil

Brian Reddy

as Woodside

Wendy Cutler

as Lou

Ron O.J. Parson

as Turner

Sigrid K. Zahner

as Vail's Secretary

Diann Burns

as WLS Anchor

Linda Yu

as WLS Anchor

Andy Shaw

as WLS Location Reporter

Mary Ann Childers

as WBBM Anchor

Lester Holt

as WBBM Anchor

Sylvia Gomez

as WBBM Location Reporter

Jon Duncanson

as WBBN Location Reporter

David Eckert

as WGN Anchor

Robert Jordan

as WGN Anchor

Joanie Lum

as WGN Location Reporter

Randy Salerno

as WGN Location Reporter

Randall Slavin

as Young Boy

Mike Bacarella

as Sergeant

Turk Muller

as Precinct Jailer

Lenny Wilson

as Bartender

Peter Schreiner

as Bailiff

Joseph R. Ryan

as Old Man

Azalea Davila

as Linda

Wayne Wright

as Court Clerk

Tony Fitzpatrick

as Duty Officer

Clarence Williams, Jr.

as Arresting Cop

Rosalie V. Lewis

as Stenographer

Dwight Brad Dyer

as Prison Guard

Greg Bronson

as Banquet Patron (uncredited)

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