A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.
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Christian Slater
James Stamphill
Kevin Bacon
Henri Young
Gary Oldman
Associate Milton Glenn
Embeth Davidtz
Mary McCasslin
William H. Macy
Bill McNeill
Stephen Tobolowsky
Mr. Henkin
Brad Dourif
Byron Stamphill
Kyra Sedgwick
Blanche
Mia Kirshner
Rosetta Young
R. Lee Ermey
Judge Clawson
Director
Marc Rocco
Screenplay
Dan Gordon
Tagline
"The trial that brought down Alcatraz."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$20,000,000
Revenue
$29,500,000
Production
Wolper Organization, Warner Bros. Pictures, Le Studio Canal+
Wuchak
August 30, 2021
_**Life on Alcatraz in the 30s and early 40s**_ A young lawyer (Christian Slater) defends an inmate of Alcatraz (Kevin Bacon) accused of murder in 1941, but argues that the cruel treatment in the notorious prison is what drove him to it. Gary Oldman plays the heartless Warden (technically associate Warden) while R. Lee Ermey is on hand as the judge. "Murder in the First" (1995) is a prison...
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