Primal Fear (1996)
Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that what appeared a simple case takes on a darker, more dangerous aspect.
Directed by: Gregory Hoblit
Top Billed Cast: Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Edward Norton
Runtime: 130 minutes
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Richard Gere
Martin Vail
Laura Linney
Janet Venable
Edward Norton
Aaron/Roy Stampler
John Mahoney
Shaughnessy
Alfre Woodard
Shoat
Frances McDormand
Molly
Terry O'Quinn
Yancy
Andre Braugher
Goodman
Steven Bauer
Pinero
Joe Spano
Stenner
Tony Plana
Martinez
Stanley Anderson
Rushman
Maura Tierney
Naomi
Jon Seda
Alex
Reg Rogers
Connerman
Kenneth Tigar
Weil
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Brian Reddy
Woodside
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Christopher Carroll
M.C.
Wendy Cutler
Lou
Ron O.J. Parson
Turner
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Sigrid K. Zahner
Vail's Secretary
Diann Burns
WLS Anchor
Linda Yu
WLS Anchor
Andy Shaw
WLS Location Reporter
Mary Ann Childers
WBBM Anchor
Lester Holt
WBBM Anchor
Sylvia Gomez
WBBM Location Reporter
Jon Duncanson
WBBN Location Reporter
David Eckert
WGN Anchor
Robert Jordan
WGN Anchor
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Joanie Lum
WGN Location Reporter
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Randy Salerno
WGN Location Reporter
Kyle Colerider-Krugh
Postman
Joseph Luis Caballero
Joe
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Randall Slavin
Young Boy
Mike Bacarella
Sergeant
