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High Crimes

High Crimes

Everything you trust. Everything you know. May be a lie...

20026.31h 55m

Overview

A female attorney learns that her husband is really a marine officer awol for fifteen years and accused of murdering fifteen civilians in El Salvador. Believing her husband when he tells her that he's being framed as part of a U.S. Military cover-up, the attorney defends him in a military court.

Directed by Carl Franklin
Written by Yuri Zeltser, Joseph Finder, Grace Cary Bickley
Produced by Jesse Beaton, Janet Yang, Arnon Milchan
Box OfficeBudget: $42.0MRevenue: $63.8M

Top Cast

Ashley Judd

Ashley Judd

Claire Kubik

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

Charlie Grimes

Jim Caviezel

Jim Caviezel

Tom Kubik

Amanda Peet

Amanda Peet

Jackie

Adam Scott

Adam Scott

Lieutenant Terrence Embry

Bruce Davison

Bruce Davison

Brig. Gen. Bill Marks

Tom Bower

Tom Bower

FBI Agent Mullins

Juan Carlos Hernández

Juan Carlos Hernández

Major Hernandez

Michael Gaston

Michael Gaston

Major Waldron

Jude Ciccolella

Jude Ciccolella

Colonel Farrell

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookcourtwitnesstriallovemurderdefenselawyerjusticeu.s. marinearrestedclassifiedlegal thriller

About High Crimes

High Crimes is a drama, mystery, thriller, crime film released in 2002 exploring themes of based on novel or book, court, witness, trial, love, murder. Directed by Carl Franklin, it stars Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, Jim Caviezel. A female attorney learns that her husband is really a marine officer awol for fifteen years and accused of murdering fifteen civilians in El Salvador. Believing her husband when he tells her that he's being framed as part of a U.S. Military cover-up, the attorney defends him in a military court.

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