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Release Date:
27 July 1990 (USA)
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Tagline:
Sometimes it's dangerous to presume. more
Plot:
When the woman deputy prosecutor R.K. Sabich had an affair with is murdered the prosecutor asks him to lead the investigation. When Sabich digs too deeply he finds himself framed for the murder. full summary | full synopsis
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1 win
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1 nomination
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(2 articles)
Film Legend Sydney Pollack Dies of Cancer at 73
(From PEOPLE.com. 26 May 2008, 7:00 AM, PDT)
Actor Paul Winfield Dies at 62
(From WENN. 9 March 2004)
(From PEOPLE.com. 26 May 2008, 7:00 AM, PDT)
Actor Paul Winfield Dies at 62
(From WENN. 9 March 2004)
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Excellent legal drama
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Harrison Ford | ... | Rusty Sabich |
 | Brian Dennehy | ... | Raymond Horgan |
 | Raul Julia | ... | Alejandro 'Sandy' Stern |
 | Bonnie Bedelia | ... | Barbara Sabich |
 | Paul Winfield | ... | Judge Larren Lyttle |
| Greta Scacchi | ... | Carolyn Polhemus |
 | John Spencer | ... | Det. Lipranzer |
 | Joe Grifasi | ... | Tommy Molto |
 | Tom Mardirosian | ... | Nico Della Guardia |
 | Anna Maria Horsford | ... | Eugenia |
| Sab Shimono | ... | 'Painless' Kumagai |
 | Bradley Whitford | ... | Jamie Kemp |
 | Christine Estabrook | ... | Lydia 'Mac' MacDougall |
| Michael Tolan | ... | Mr. Polhemus |
| Madison Arnold | ... | Sgt. Lionel Kenneally |
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127 min
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Certification:
UK:15 (original rating) (cut) |
South Korea:18 |
UK:18 (video rating) (uncut) |
New Zealand:PG |
Argentina:18 |
Australia:M |
Chile:18 |
Finland:K-12 |
France:U |
Germany:16 |
Norway:15 |
Singapore:M18 |
Sweden:11 |
USA:R |
Canada:A (Nova Scotia)
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The ending was given away in an episode of "The Kids in the Hall" (1988).
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): A reporter thrusts a small tape recorder in front of Sandy Stern outside the courthouse, and it is possible to see that there is no tape in it. Although this is a mistake, it may be a mistake by the character holding the tape recorder, not the filmmakers.
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Rusty Sabich: [voiceover] I'm a prosecutor. I'm part of the business of accusing, judging and punishing. I explore the evidence of a crime and determine who is charged, who is brought to this room to be tried before his peers. I present my evidence to the jury and they deliberate upon it. They must determine what really happened. If they cannot, we will not know whether the accused deserves to be freed or should be punished. If they cannot find the truth, what is our hope of justice?
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Rusty Sabich: [voiceover] I'm a prosecutor. I'm part of the business of accusing, judging and punishing. I explore the evidence of a crime and determine who is charged, who is brought to this room to be tried before his peers. I present my evidence to the jury and they deliberate upon it. They must determine what really happened. If they cannot, we will not know whether the accused deserves to be freed or should be punished. If they cannot find the truth, what is our hope of justice?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Game K N B: (2007-03-15)" (2007)
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Soundtrack:
MacNamara's Band
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Presumed Innocent presents a stiff challenge to its principal actors. Many of them must read their lines and convey body language that is ambiguous, suggesting both guilt or innocence and good or evil. The talented cast accomplishes this superbly. The story (based on a book of the same name which I haven't read) intelligently and knowledgeably examines the morality of the legal system and how it is compromised because of human fallibility. All in all, this was a very engrossing motion picture. Strongly recommended, 8/10.