Primal Fear overview

Primal Fear

Synopsis:

A high-profile slaying becomes the case of an ambitious attorney's career in this legal thriller based on the novel by William Diehl. Richard Gere stars as Martin Vail, a famed defense lawyer who volunteers his services to Aaron Stampler (Edward Norton), a Kentucky teenager charged with the murder of a Chicago archbishop. Covered with blood, Aaron was captured after a foot chase broadcast live on TV, making a gleeful Vail certain that he could raise his profile by defending the obviously guilty suspect.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Gregory Hoblit
  • Studio: Paramount, Rysher Entertainment
  • Year: 1996
  • Run Time: 129 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • MPAA Rating: R (for brief grisly violence, pervasive strong language and a sex scene)
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Mystery, Thriller
  • Filmed in: Color