Innocent (TV 2011)

Twenty years after being cleared in the death of his mistress, Judge Rusty Sabich is charged with the murder of his late wife. During the trial, a secret affair from Rusty's recent past ... See full summary »

Director:

Mike Robe

Writers:

Mike Robe (screenplay), Scott Turow (book)

Stars:

Bill Pullman, Marcia Gay Harden, Richard Schiff

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bill Pullman	...	Rusty Sabich
Marcia Gay Harden	...	Barbara Sabich
Richard Schiff	...	Tommy Molto
Mariana Klaveno	...	Anna Vostick
Callard Harris	...	Nat Sabich
Tahmoh Penikett	...	Jimmy Brand
Janet Kidder	...	Marta
Alfred Molina	...	Sandy Stern
Nicole Oliver	...	Elaine Reese
Catherine Lough Haggquist	...	Detective Rory Gissling
Nimet Kanji	...	Judge Malek
Tom McBeath	...	George Mason
Don Ackerman	...	John Harnason
Jarod Joseph	...	Orestes Mauro
Craig March	...	Marco Cantu

Storyline

Twenty years after being cleared in the death of his mistress, Judge Rusty Sabich is charged with the murder of his late wife. During the trial, a secret affair from Rusty's recent past threatens to hamper his defense and fracture his relationship with his son.

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Plot Keywords:

affair | lawyer | based on book

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 November 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Der letzte Beweis

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mike Robe Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mike Robe also directed The Burden of Proof, which was also a sequel to Presumed Innocent, but which focused on the character Sandy Stern, played in that film by Hector Elizondo and this film by Alfred Molina. The characters of Rusty Sabich and Tommy Molto did not appear in that film, but Brian Dennehy, who had played Raymond Horgan in Presumed Innocent, appeared in a different role.

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Goofs

Rusty Sabich is a head appellate judge, ruling on an appeal by a convicted murderer that he prosecuted. In real life, he should have recused (removed) himself from the case or the convicts appellate lawyers should have filed to have him removed from hearing the appeal. Either way he should not have been presiding over this case as he was personally involved.

User Reviews

Not Proved

This made-for-TV version of the Scott Turow novel is a competently made but not particularly inspiring translation to the small screen. With Bill Pullman and Alfred Molina in two of the leading roles, the acting is fine, but for some reason there seem to be a lot of English-as-a-second-language characters. Molina and the woman who portrays the judge play them with accents.

One of the issues of courtroom dramas on screen is that they take place in a small space and there isn't much real movement going on. Typically, this is covered by an active camera, and that happens here, with short editing cuts and a camera that moves. Injudiciously applied, it becomes frantic, even hysterical, and that happens occasionally here.

Even so, the central story is a solid one. If you have any taste for this genre, it's a couple of hours well spent.