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Primal fear

Criminal defense attorney Martin Vail is brilliant and confident. He is accustomed to fabricating and selling the truth while seeking the glory in the media spotlight. When he learns of the gruesome murder of a local Catholic archbishop, he immediately decides to defend the accused penniless altar b...

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Corporate Author: Paramount Pictures Corporation., Rysher Entertainment., Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Hoblit, Gregory., Lucchesi, Gary., Shagan, Steve., Biderman, Ann., Gere, Richard, 1949-, Linney, Laura., Mahoney, John, 1940-2018, Woodard, Alfre, 1953-, McDormand, Frances., Norton, Edward., Howard, James Newton., O'Quinn, Terry, 1952-, Diehl, William.
Format: Videos DVD
Language: English
French
Spanish
Published: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2009]
Edition: Hard evidence ed.
Subjects:
Diehl, William > Film adaptations.
Trials (Murder) > Illinois > Chicago > Drama.
Lawyers > United States > Drama.
Acolytes > United States > Drama.
Trials (Murder) > United States > Drama.
Multiple personality > United States > Drama.
Mentally ill offenders > United States > Drama.
Defense (Criminal procedure) > Moral and ethical aspects > United States > Drama.
Betrayal > United States > Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Legal films.
Crime films.
Summary: Criminal defense attorney Martin Vail is brilliant and confident. He is accustomed to fabricating and selling the truth while seeking the glory in the media spotlight. When he learns of the gruesome murder of a local Catholic archbishop, he immediately decides to defend the accused penniless altar boy. But Vail soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, as he becomes tangled in a web of lies, corruption and betrayal.
Item Description: Based on the novel by William Diehl.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.
Special features: Commentary by director Gregory Hoblit, writer Ann Biderman, producer Gary Lucchesi, executive producer Hawk Koch, and casting director Deborah Aquila; "Primal fear: the final verdict" featurette; "Primal fear: star witness-casting Edward Norton" featurette; "The psychology of guilt" featurette; theatrical trailer.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (131 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD, region 1, widescreen (enhanced); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, NTSC.
Audience: MPAA rating: R; for brief grisly violence, pervasive strong language and a sex scene.
CHV rating: 18A.
Production Credits: Director of photography, Michael Chapman ; editor, David Rosenbloom ; music, James Newton Howard.
ISBN: 1415746575
9781415746578

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