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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Robert King (written by)
Release Date:
31 October 1997 (USA)
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Tagline:
Severity for those who resist. more
Plot:
An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the country. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins
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(28 articles)
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Underrated Political/Courtroom Drama
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Richard Gere | ... | Jack Moore |
 | Ling Bai | ... | Shen Yuelin |
 | Bradley Whitford | ... | Bob Ghery |
 | Byron Mann | ... | Lin Dan |
 | Peter Donat | ... | David McAndrews |
 | Robert Stanton | ... | Ed Pratt |
| Tsai Chin | ... | Chairman Xu |
 | James Hong | ... | Lin Shou |
 | Tzi Ma | ... | Li Cheng |
| Ulrich Matschoss | ... | Gerhardt Hoffman |
| Richard Venture | ... | Ambassador Reed |
| Jessey Meng | ... | Hong Ling |
 | Roger Yuan | ... | Huan Minglu |
| Chi Yu Li | ... | General Hong |
| Henry O | ... | Procurator General Yang |
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Rated R for some violence and a scene of sexuality.
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Runtime:
122 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:14 |
Iceland:16 (video rating) |
South Korea:18 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Belgium:KT |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-16 |
France:U |
Germany:12 (w) |
Mexico:B |
Peru:14 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15 |
USA:R
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Production Designer Richard Sylbert took two research trips to China, where he took over 1500 photographs to provide himself with references for his massive sets.
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Revealing mistakes: At the very beginning of the film, the little girl looks up at the sky and blocks out the sun with her hand. But it is totally obvious that she is blocking out nothing, for there is no shadow of her hand across her eyes.
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Quotes:
Shen Yuelin:
In China, we hold the welfare of the state above that of the individual. We have six times the population of your country, Mr. Moore, and one-tenth the crime rate. Tell me, who is right?
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References "Star Trek" (1966)
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Y.M.C.A
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For about a dozen years, it was hard to find too many films Richard Gere made which weren't interesting and well-made. This was no exception. Once again, he "delivers the goods" and is involved in an interesting story.
Gere, a follower, I believe, of the Dalai Lama whom the Communists forced out of Tibet, uses this film to get his shots in at his mentor's enemy. Anyone who thinks this is just a coincidence is pretty naive. Nonetheless, the facts support the film's stark, brutal portrayal of Communist China's leadership. At the very least, it shows a regime unwilling to hear both sides of a story. (Hollywood has often given the same treatment to the U.S. government, showing it more often in a corrupt light, which is ludicrous compared to restrictive Communist China.)
Anyway, Gere really dominates this film, being in almost every scene. This is your basic frame-up-then-prove-your-innocence-in-court story. It keeps your attention throughout although I thought the ending was a bit confusing because things happened almost too fast for the viewer to take in. At two hours, the film could have been trimmed a tad but the lulls in here were not much.
Overall, an underrated film and unjustly criticized by the national critics, most of whom don't like it when communism is bashed.