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Suspect

Suspect

She's a lawyer who broke two laws of her profession... Never get involved with a juror and don't look for clues in dangerous places.

19876.62h 1m

Overview

When a Supreme Court judge commits suicide and his secretary is found murdered, all fingers point to Carl Anderson, a homeless veteran who's deaf and mute. But when public defender Kathleen Riley is assigned to his case, she begins to believe that Anderson may actually be innocent. Juror Eddie Sanger, a Washington lobbyist, agrees, and together the pair begins their own investigation of events.

Directed by Peter Yates
Written by Eric Roth
Produced by Daniel A. Sherkow
Box Office0Revenue: $18.8M

Top Cast

Cher

Cher

Kathleen Riley

Dennis Quaid

Dennis Quaid

Eddie Sanger

Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson

Carl Wayne Anderson

John Mahoney

John Mahoney

Judge Matthew Bishop Helms

Joe Mantegna

Joe Mantegna

Charlie Stella

Philip Bosco

Philip Bosco

Paul Gray

E. Katherine Kerr

E. Katherine Kerr

Grace Comisky

Fred Melamed

Fred Melamed

Morty Rosenthal

Bill Cobbs

Bill Cobbs

Judge Franklin

Richard Gant

Richard Gant

Everett Bennett

Themes & Keywords

right and justicegovernmentjurorslawyercourtroom

About Suspect

Suspect is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 1987 exploring themes of right and justice, government, jurors, lawyer, courtroom. Directed by Peter Yates, it stars Cher, Dennis Quaid, Liam Neeson. When a Supreme Court judge commits suicide and his secretary is found murdered, all fingers point to Carl Anderson, a homeless veteran who's deaf and mute. But when public defender Kathleen Riley is assigned to his case, she begins to believe that Anderson may actually be innocent. Juror Eddie Sanger, a Washington lobbyist, agrees, and together the pair begins their own investigation of events.

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