"When a murder case is this shocking, which do you trust? Your emotions or your evidence?"

1985

1h 48m

6.3(277 votes)

Thriller

Overview

After a wealthy heiress is murdered in her beach house, her devastated husband becomes the prime suspect. He hires a lawyer who hasn’t taken a criminal case in years, and as they work together, a complicated romance develops amidst the trial.

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Cast & Crew

33 members

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Glenn Close

Teddy Barnes

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Jeff Bridges

Jack Forrester

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Peter Coyote

Thomas Krasny

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Lance Henriksen

Frank Martin

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Robert Loggia

Sam Ransom

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Michael Dorn

Dan Hislan

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Maria Mayenzet

Page Forrester

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William Allen Young

Greg Arnold

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Ben Hammer

Dr. Goldman

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James Karen

Andrew Hardesty

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Al Ruscio

Carl Siegal

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Bruce French

Richard Duffin

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Brandon Call

David Barnes

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Phyllis Applegate

Mrs. Stiles

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Guy Boyd

Matthew Barnes

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Dave Austin

Policeman

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Sanford Jensen

Scott Talbot

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Woody Eney

Austin Lofton

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James Winkler

Ted Fitzpatrick

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Christina Hutter

Jenny Barnes

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John Clark

Dr. Holloway

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Louis Giambalvo

Anthony Fabrizi

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John Dehner

Judge Carrigan

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Leigh Taylor-Young

Virginia Howell

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Diane Erickson

Eileen Avery

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Marshall Colt

Bobby Slade

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Walter Brooke

Duane Bendix

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Sarah Cunningham

First Judge

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Ann Walker

Ms. Barne's Secretary

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Sharon Madden

City Editor

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David Wiley

Court Clerk

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Bill Gratton

Jury Foreman

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George Sasaki

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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