| Murder in the First (1995)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
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| Christian Slater |
James Stamphill
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| Kevin Bacon |
Henri Young
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| Gary Oldman |
Associate Warden Glenn
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| Embeth Davidtz |
Mary McCasslin
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| William H. Macy |
William McNeil
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| Brad Dourif |
Byron Stamphill
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| R. Lee Ermey |
Judge Clawson
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| George Maguire |
Inmate #1
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| Michael Melvin |
Inmate Arthur "Doc" Barker
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| Stuart Nisbet |
Harve
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| Gary Oldman |
Milton Glenn
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| William H. Macy |
D.A. William McNeil
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| Stephen Tobolowsky |
Mr. Henkin
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| Mia Kirshner |
Adult Rosetta Young
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| Ben Slack |
Jerry Hoolihan
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Drama; Thriller |
| Director |
Marc Rocco |
| Writer |
Dan Gordon |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R |
| Running Time |
2 hr 2 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
| This shocking prison drama was inspired by a true story. In 1938, Henri Young ( Kevin Bacon ), sentenced to Alcatraz for stealing $5, attempted to escape from prison with three other prisoners. One of the escapees was captured, and to curry favor with Warden Glenn ( Gary Oldman ), he informed on the others. Young was soon brought back to custody, and was to be punished by spending 19 days in solitary confinement. Nineteen days stretched into three years, in which Young was kept in a pit with no light, no toilet, no furniture, and nothing to read. Young emerged from solitary a vengeful madman, and he quickly murdered the convict who turned him in. Young was put on trial for the killing, and assigned a first-time public defender, James Stamphill ( Christian Slater ). Stamphill was horrified by Young's tales of the conditions at Alcatraz, and he used them as the basis of his defense for his client, believing that anyone would be driven to madness and murder if they had been treated the same way as Young. Murder in the First also features Embeth Davidtz , William H. Macy , Brad Dourif , and R. Lee Ermey . — Mark Deming |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
No |
| Index |
160 |
| In Collection |
Yes |
| Purchase Date |
8/2/2003 |
| Tape Label |
54 |
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| Product Details |
| Format |
VHS |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Release Date |
2003 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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