Product Information
An attorney volunteers to defend the suspect in a high profile murder case. But the case soon becomes part of a media circus.Product Identifiers
ProducerGary Lucchesi
EAN5014437812339
eBay Product ID (ePID)3953682
Product Key Features
ActorLaura Linney, Maura Tierney, Andre Braugher, Richard Gere, Alfre Woodard, John Mahoney, Frances Mcdormand, Edward Norton
Film/TV TitlePrimal Fear
DirectorGregory Hoblit
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageArabic\Bulgarian\Czech\Danish\Dutch\Finnish\German\Hungarian\Icelandic\Norwegian\Polish\Romanian\Swedish\Turkish
Run Time125 Mins
Aspect Ratio1.78 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2001
FormatDVD
FeaturesWidescreen, Closed Caption, Theatrical Trailer, With Subtitles
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate18
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
ComposerJames Newton Howard
Production DesignerJeannine Claudia Oppewall
Additional InformationPowerful, media-hungry Chicago defense attorney Martin Vail (Richard Gere) gets in over his head when he takes the case of an altar boy (Edward Norton making his film debut) accused of murdering an archbishop. His opponent for the prosecution is his former protege and lover Janet Venable (Laura Linney), who's out to make this her watershed case. A suspenseful courtroom with a truly unexpected ending, this drama is based on the novel by William Diehl.
ReviewsVariety - ...Well-crafted....Linney is excellent....Hoblit's direction is ultra-attentive to story points..., Entertainment Weekly - "...Gere's showy yet mature performance holds the movie together....PRIMAL is the most riveting courtroom drama since 1982's THE VERDICT..." -- Rating: B+, Premiere - ...Taut thriller....[Norton gives a] hypnotic performance..., USA Today - ...Richard Gere gives a focused performance...
ScreenwriterSteve Shagan, Ann Biderman
Dubbing LanguagesGerman\Czech\Hungarian
AuthorWilliam Diehl
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1\Surround
EditorDavid Rosenbloom
Movie/TV TitlePrimal Fear
Director of PhotographyMichael Chapman