Primal fear [videorecording] / Paramount Pictures presents in association with Rysher Entertainment, a Gary Lucchesi production, a Gregory Hoblit film ; produced by Gary Lucchesi ; screenplay by Steve Shagan and Ann Biderman ; directed by Gregory Hoblit.
Title from container. Richard Gere, Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Alfre Woodard, Frances McDormand, Edward Norton. Based on the novel by William Diehl. Originally released as a motion picture in 1996. Special features: Commentary by director Gregory Hoblit, writer Ann Biderman, producer Gary Lucchesi, executive producer Hawk Koch, and casting director Deborah Aquila; "Primal fear: the final verdict" featurette; "Primal fear: star witness-casting Edward Norton" featurette; "The psychology of guilt" featurette; theatrical trailer.
Summary:
Criminal defense attorney Martin Vail is brilliant and confident. He is accustomed to fabricating and selling the truth while seeking the glory in the media spotlight. When he learns of the gruesome murder of a local Catholic archbishop, he immediately decides to defend the accused penniless altar boy. But Vail soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, as he becomes tangled in a web of lies, corruption and betrayal.
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