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Murder in the First (1995)

★ 7.2 · 605 ratings on TMDB

The trial that brought down Alcatraz.

Murder in the First poster★ 7.2

A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.

DirectorMarc Rocco
CastBrad Dourif, Christian Slater, Embeth Davidtz, Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick
GenresCrime, Drama
The emergence reading

Murder in the First keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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