Murder in the First

Murder in the First

Drama 1995 2 hr 2 min

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Based on the true story that made history, a convict is put on trial for murdering a fellow inmate and the young, inexperienced lawyer assigned to him bases his defense on the assertion that inhumane treatment at Alcatraz was responsible for the murder. Christian Slater ("Interview with the Vampire," "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves"), Kevin Bacon ("The River Wild," "A Few Good Men") and Gary Oldman ("JFK," "Bram Stoker"s Dracula") star in this "sobering and thought provoking" film (The Hollywood Reporter).

Drama 1995 2 hr 2 min

R

Starring Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman

Director Marc Rocco

Murder In the First

Christian Slater

James Stamphill
Kevin Bacon

Henri Young
Gary Oldman

Associate Warden Glenn
Embeth Davidtz

Mary McCasslin
William H. Macy

William McNeil

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Murder in the First

DRAMA

Based on the true story that made history, a convict is put on trial for murdering a fellow inmate and the young, inexperienced lawyer assigned to him bases his defense on the assertion that inhumane treatment at Alcatraz was responsible for the murder. Christian Slater ("Interview with the Vampire," "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves"), Kevin Bacon ("The River Wild," "A Few Good Men") and Gary Oldman ("JFK," "Bram Stoker"s Dracula") star in this "sobering and thought provoking" film (The Hollywood Reporter).

Moving story of justice but too intense for kids.

Average 5.5
Reviews 39
Fresh 21
Rotten 18

Information

Studio: Warner Bros.
Released: 1995
Run Time: 2 hr 2 min
Rated: R For strong images of prison brutalities, sexuality and language.
Regions of Origin: United States, France

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (United States) (AAC), French (Canada) (AAC)
Subtitles: English (CC), French (France)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.