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Presumed Innocent

Presumed Innocent

Some people would kill for love

19906.82h 7m

Overview

Rusty Sabich is a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a coworker who is murdered. Soon after, he's accused of the crime. And his fight to clear his name becomes a whirlpool of lies and hidden passions.

Directed by Alan J. Pakula
Written by Frank Pierson, Alan J. Pakula, Scott Turow
Produced by Sydney Pollack, Mark Rosenberg
Box OfficeBudget: $22.0MRevenue: $221.3M

Top Cast

Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford

Rusty Sabich

Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

Raymond Horgan

Raúl Juliá

Raúl Juliá

Sandy Stern

Bonnie Bedelia

Bonnie Bedelia

Barbara Sabich

Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

Judge Larren Lyttle

Greta Scacchi

Greta Scacchi

Carolyn Polhemus

John Spencer

John Spencer

Detective Dan Lipranzer

Joe Grifasi

Joe Grifasi

Tommy Molto

Tom Mardirosian

Tom Mardirosian

Nico Della Guardia

Anna Maria Horsford

Anna Maria Horsford

Eugenia

Themes & Keywords

infidelitybased on novel or bookloss of loved onefemale loverinvestigationmurderlawyerdetroit, michigancourtroomcourtroom dramalegal thriller

About Presumed Innocent

Presumed Innocent is a mystery, crime, thriller film released in 1990 exploring themes of infidelity, based on novel or book, loss of loved one, female lover, investigation, murder. Directed by Alan J. Pakula, it stars Harrison Ford, Brian Dennehy, Raúl Juliá. Rusty Sabich is a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a coworker who is murdered. Soon after, he's accused of the crime. And his fight to clear his name becomes a whirlpool of lies and hidden passions.

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