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Director:
Mike Robe
Writers (WGA):
Scott Turow (book)
John Gay (teleplay)
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Release Date:
9 February 1992 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 3 nominations more
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User Comments:
This is a fairly faithful rendering of the novel with underwhelming casting more (1 total)

Cast

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Hector Elizondo ... Alejandro 'Sandy' Stern

Brian Dennehy ... Dixon Hartnell
Mel Harris ... Sonia Klonsky
Adrienne Barbeau ... Silvia Hartnell

Concetta Tomei ... Clara Stern
Anne Bobby ... Marta Stern (as Anne Marie Bobby)
Gail Strickland ... Fiona Cawley

Chelcie Ross ... Dr. Nate Cawley
Kerri Green ... Kate Granum
Miko Hughes ... Sam
Thomas Anthony Quinn ... Dr. Peter Stern

Jeffrey Tambor ... Sennett
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nora Denney ... Waitress
John Durbin ... Remo
T. Max Graham ... Lt. Ray Radczyk
John Jessop
William Kuhlke ... Cal Hopkinson

Leah Maddrie ... Mrs. Drake
Monica McCarthy ... Nate's Nurse

Neal McDonough ... John Granum
Michael T. McGraw ... FBI Agent #1
John Monroe ... Police Officer
Charles Oldfather
Stefanie Powers ... Helen Dudak

Victoria Principal ... Margy Allison
Grady Smith

Tim Snay ... FBI Agent #2
Donna Thomason ... Claudia
Charles Whitman ... Rabbi
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Scott Turow's The Burden of Proof
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Runtime:
USA:184 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Iceland:L
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA more
Company:
Mike Robe Productions more

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Movie Connections:
Follows Presumed Innocent (1990) more

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6 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
This is a fairly faithful rendering of the novel with underwhelming casting, 10 September 2000
Author: Phlicker* from Phlorida

Unfortunately, the crises that set off the drama in "The Burden of Proof" aren't as compelling as the one in "Presumed Innocent." Still, late middle age should have its own moments of deadly suspense. With better casting, this movie might have had more such moments.

The problem is that Hector Elizondo, a wonderful actor in his own right, has to compete with the memory of Raul Julia who created the role. Guess who wins. And casting Brian Dennehy in the role of Dixon Hartnell was just plain silly. Did the producers think we'd forget his crucial role in "Presumed Innocent."

But taken for what it is, a Scott Turow legal drama masquerading as a prime time soap, you cod do a lot worse than this picture.

The networks certainly have. Many times.

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