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Just Cause

Just Cause

Buried deep in the Florida Everglades is a secret that can save an innocent man or let a killer kill again.

19956.31h 42m

Overview

A Harvard professor is lured back into the courtroom after twenty-five years to take the case of a young black man condemned to death for the horrific murder of a child.

Directed by Arne Glimcher
Written by Peter Stone, Jeb Stuart, John Katzenbach
Produced by Steve Perry, Sean Connery, Arne Glimcher
Box Office0Revenue: $36.9M

Top Cast

Sean Connery

Sean Connery

Paul Armstrong

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Sheriff Tanny Brown

Blair Underwood

Blair Underwood

Bobby Earl Ferguson

Kate Capshaw

Kate Capshaw

Laurie Armstrong

Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

Evangeline Ferguson

Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson

Kate Armstrong

Ed Harris

Ed Harris

Blair Sullivan

Christopher Murray

Christopher Murray

Detective T.J. Wilcox

Daniel J. Travanti

Daniel J. Travanti

Warden

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

McNair

Themes & Keywords

floridasmall townrapebased on novel or bookprofessorinnocenceharvard universityrevengeserial killer

About Just Cause

Just Cause is a action, drama, mystery, thriller film released in 1995 exploring themes of florida, small town, rape, based on novel or book, professor, innocence. Directed by Arne Glimcher, it stars Sean Connery, Laurence Fishburne, Blair Underwood. A Harvard professor is lured back into the courtroom after twenty-five years to take the case of a young black man condemned to death for the horrific murder of a child.

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