As a lawyer investigates the murder of a colleague, he finds himself more connected to the crime than anyone else.
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Alan J. Pakula
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Harrison Ford | ... | Rusty Sabich | |
| Brian Dennehy | ... | Raymond Horgan | |
| Raul Julia | ... | Sandy Stern | |
| Bonnie Bedelia | ... | Barbara Sabich | |
| Paul Winfield | ... | Judge Larren Lyttle | |
| Greta Scacchi | ... | Carolyn Polhemus | |
| John Spencer | ... | Detective Dan 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 | ... | Sergeant Lionel Kenneally | |
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Rozat Sabich - Rusty to most that know him, even in formal circumstances - is the Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for Kindle County, Illinois. His wife, Barbara Sabich, has been struggling with focus on completing her Ph.D. dissertation in Mathemetics - a thus far ten year process - she who nonetheless is applying for a college teaching position. They are generally in a loving, supportive marriage, Barbara who seems to have gotten over Rusty's infidelity with his colleague Carolyn Polhemus, an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney. Carolyn is ambitious, she who, in part, used Rusty to try and climb up the ladder. Barbara will still throw the issue of Carolyn in his face whenever there are problems between the two. Rusty and Carolyn's affair is unknown to others in their personal and professional circles. Rusty is handed the most personal case of his career when his boss and mentor, Chief Prosecuting Attorney Raymond Horgan, assigns him the case to discover who killed Carolyn, her dead body... Written by Huggo
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adultery | neo noir | woman murders a woman | murderess | 5th amendment |Taglines:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
27 July 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$22,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$11,718,981, 29 July 1990, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$86,303,188Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$221,300,000Company Credits
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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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Music by Shamus O'Connor
Original Lyrics by John J. Stamford
American Version Lyrics by Red Latham, Walter Carlson (as Wamp Carlson) and Guy Bonham
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Lt. Carolyn Palamas (pronounced Pohlemus) was the name of the female love interest in the Star Trek (1966) episode "Who Mourns for Adonis?" See more »Goofs
During the trial, the attorneys are allowed to walk up close to the witness that is testifying. In reality, counsel would be behind a lectern or podium and can only approach a witness with permission of the judge. See more »Quotes
[first lines]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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Alternate Versions
The UK cinema version was cut by 10 secs for a 15 certificate to remove the lines "He was trying to fuck her to death" and "Paying to suck his cock in a public place". Video releases were upgraded to an 18 though the prints used were the same as the cut cinema version. See more »Connections
Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Kevin Pollak/John Larroquette/Anthony Griffith (1990) See more »Soundtracks
MacNamara's BandMusic by Shamus O'Connor
Original Lyrics by John J. Stamford
American Version Lyrics by Red Latham, Walter Carlson (as Wamp Carlson) and Guy Bonham
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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.