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Murder in the First
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Murder in the First is a 1995 English-language prison drama thriller film directed by Marc Rocco and written by Dan Gordon. The movie stars Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman, and Embeth Davidtz. Christopher Young composed the score, while Fred Murphy served as director of photography. StudioCanal, the Wolper Organization, and Warner Bros. Pictures were involved in production, with Marc Rocco and David L. Wolper serving as executive producers. The narrative is set in San Francisco and follows a young public defender assigned to an inmate accused of murder.
The film was released on January 20, 1995, with a runtime of 122 minutes. It originated in France and the United States, carrying a production budget of 20,000,000. The movie grossed 29,500,000 at the box office. It has been distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix, including via video on demand. The film received a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor and was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role.
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7.1A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.
Cast
- Christian Slater as James Stamphill
- Kevin Bacon as Henri Young
- Gary Oldman as Associate Milton Glenn
- Embeth Davidtz as Mary McCasslin
- William H. Macy as Bill McNeill
- Stephen Tobolowsky as Mr. Henkin
Themes
- prison
- prisoner
- death row
- alcatraz prison
- lawyer
- courtroom
- murder trial
- 1940s
- mistreatment
- public defender
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Marc Rocco
- Screenwriter
- Dan Gordon
- Cast member
- Charles Cyphers
- Composer
- Christopher Young
- Production company
- StudioCanal
- Cinematographer
- Fred Murphy
- Narrative location
- San Francisco
- Duration
- 122
- FilmAffinity ID
- 486457
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Alcatraz island.jpg
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- publication date
- 1995-00-00
- title
- Murder in the First
- executive producer
- David L. Wolper
- nominated for
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
- distributed by
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- review score
- 5.5/10
- capital cost
- 20000000
- box office
- 29500000
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