Murder in the First
The trial that brought down Alcatraz.
Overview
A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.
- Budget
- $20,000,000
- Revenue
- $29,500,000
- Production
- Wolper Organization, Warner Bros. Pictures, Le Studio Canal+
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Cast
Christian Slater
James Stamphill
Kevin Bacon
Henri Young
Gary Oldman
Associate Milton Glenn
Embeth Davidtz
Mary McCasslin
William H. Macy
Bill McNeill
Stephen Tobolowsky
Mr. Henkin
Brad Dourif
Byron Stamphill
Kyra Sedgwick
Blanche
Mia Kirshner
Rosetta Young
R. Lee Ermey
Judge Clawson
Stefan Gierasch
Warden James Humson
Mary Mackey
Prison Guard's Wife
Gary Ballard
Alcatraz Guard Swenson
Richie Allan
Jury Foreman
Ben Slack
Jerry Hoolihan
Herb Ritts
Mike Kelly
Charles Boswell
Simpson
Stuart Nisbet
Harve
Neil Summers
Alcatraz Guard Whitney
Sonny King
Alcatraz Guard Wimer
Crew
- Director
- Marc Rocco
- Writers
- Dan Gordon
- Producers
- Marc Frydman,Marc Rocco,David L. Wolper,Mark Wolper
- Cinematography
- Fred Murphy
- Composer
- Christopher Young
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Wuchak
August 30, 2021
_**Life on Alcatraz in the 30s and early 40s**_ A young lawyer (Christian Slater) defends an inmate of Alcatraz (Kevin Bacon) accused of murder in 1941, but argues that the cruel treatment in the notorious prison is what drove him to it. Gary Oldman plays the heartless Warden (technically associate Warden) while R. Lee Ermey is on hand as the judge. "Murder in the First" (1995) is a prison/courtroom drama that says its “inspired by true events,” which means it’s NOT a biography of the re…