Film · 1996
Primal Fear
Directed by Gregory Hoblit
2h 10mUnited StatesEnglish
Sooner or later, a man who wears two faces forgets which one is real.
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.
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Cast & crew
- Richard GereMartin Vail
- Laura LinneyJanet Venable
- Edward NortonAaron / Roy Stampler
- John MahoneyShaughnessy
- Alfre WoodardShoat
- Frances McDormandMolly
- Terry O'QuinnYancy
- Andre BraugherGoodman
- Steven BauerPinero
- Joe SpanoStenner
- Tony PlanaMartinez
- Stanley AndersonRushman
- Maura TierneyNaomi
- Jon SedaAlex
- Reg RogersConnerman
- Kenneth TigarWeil
- Brian ReddyWoodside
- Christopher CarrollM.C.
- Wendy CutlerLou
- Ron O.J. ParsonTurner
- Directed by
- Gregory Hoblit
- Written by
- Steve Shagan & Ann Biderman
- Music
- James Newton Howard
- Produced by
- Gary Lucchesi
- Cinematography
- Michael Chapman
- Editing
- David Rosenbloom