Murder in the First (1995)

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" An eager and idealistic young attorney defends an Alcatraz prisoner accused of murdering a fellow inmate. The extenuating circumstances: his client had just spent over three years in solitary confinement. Murder in the First, tells the alternate history of a petty criminal named Henri Young who is sent to Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary and later put on trial for murder in the first degree. This film was described on the poster as "the case that took down Alcatraz". The film ended up getting m"

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1884 movies items)

" An eager and idealistic young attorney defends an Alcatraz prisoner accused of murdering a fellow inmate. The extenuating circumstances: his client had just spent over three years in solitary confinement. Murder in the First, tells the alternate history of a petty criminal named Henri Young who is sent to Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary and later put on trial for murder in the first degree. This film was described on the poster as "the case that took down Alcatraz". The film ended up getting m"

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" as Henri Young "

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" Director: Marc Rocco Starring: Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman, Embeth Davidtz, Brad Dourif, William H. Macy and R. Lee Ermey Based on the true story of Henri Young, a petty criminal who, within hours of his release from a three-year stint in solitary confinement, murders the man he believes responsible for his horrifying ordeal. Transferred from Alcatraz to the San Francisco city jail, Young's defense is undertaken by James Stamphill, an idealistic and privileged young lawyer who "

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"4.2, PC Kertojaäänen käyttö, tunteellinen musiikki yhdessä hidastusten kanssa ynnä muut seikat ovat perinteistä 90-luvun Hollywood-tunteilua, mikä vähän häiritsee, muttei toisaalta ylly mitenkään sietämättömäksi missään vaiheessa. Tykkään oikeussalielokuvia katsella ja Kevin Bacon suoriutuu suhteellisen hyvin, mutta Murder in the First on elokuvana niin tavanomainen, että takaraivossa kummitteli melkein koko keston ajan että olen tämän ja tämän kohtauksen nähnyt joss"