True Believer

True Believer

True Believer

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True Believer

"Someone got away with murder...until now."

1989

1h 45m

6.2(115 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

Eddie Dodd is a burnt out former civil rights lawyer who now specializes in defending drug dealers. Roger Baron, newly graduated from law school, has followed Eddie's great cases and now wants to learn at his feet. With Roger's idealistic prodding, Eddie reluctantly takes on a case of a young Korean man who, according to his mother, has been in jail for eight years for a murder he didn't commit.

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Production Companies

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Cast & Crew

21 members

Acting

James Woods

Eddie Dodd

James Woods

Acting

Robert Downey Jr.

Roger Baron

Robert Downey Jr.

Acting

Margaret Colin

Kitty Greer

Margaret Colin

Acting

Yuji Okumoto

Shu Kai Kim

Yuji Okumoto

Acting

Kurtwood Smith

Robert Reynard

Kurtwood Smith

Acting

Tom Bower

Cecil Skell

Tom Bower

Acting

Luis Guzmán

Ortega

Luis Guzmán

Acting

Graham Beckel

Sklaroff

Graham Beckel

Acting

Sully Díaz

Maraquilla Esparza

Sully Díaz

Acting

Woody Harrelson

Man in Dodd's office

Woody Harrelson

Acting

Miguel Fernandes

Art Esparza

Miguel Fernandes

Acting

Charles Hallahan

Vincent Dennehy

Charles Hallahan

Acting

John Snyder

Chuckie Loeder

John Snyder

Acting

Joel Polis

Dean Rabin

Joel Polis

Acting

Deborah Offner

Laura Gayley

Deborah Offner

Acting

Thomas Wagner

Tommy

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Acting

Richard Fancy

Ballistics Expert

Richard Fancy

Acting

Kurt Fuller

George Ballistics

Kurt Fuller

Acting

Ginger Rolstad

Translator

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Gerry Bamman

Brian Nevins

Gerry Bamman

Crew

Jan Michael Shultz

Linderman

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