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Red Corner

Red Corner

Severity for those who resist.

19976.32h 2m

Overview

An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the country.

Directed by Jon Avnet
Written by Robert King
Produced by Rosalie Swedlin, Jordan Kerner, Charles Mulvehill
Box OfficeBudget: $48.0MRevenue: $22.4M

Top Cast

Richard Gere

Richard Gere

Jack Moore

Bai Ling

Bai Ling

Shen Yuelin

Bradley Whitford

Bradley Whitford

Bob Ghery

Byron Mann

Byron Mann

Lin Dan

Peter Donat

Peter Donat

David McAndrews

Robert Stanton

Robert Stanton

Ed Pratt

Tsai Chin

Tsai Chin

Chairman Xu

James Hong

James Hong

Lin Shou

Tzi Ma

Tzi Ma

Li Cheng

Ulrich Matschoss

Ulrich Matschoss

Gerhardt Hoffman

Themes & Keywords

death penaltychinabusinessmanmurderjusticelegal thriller

About Red Corner

Red Corner is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 1997 exploring themes of death penalty, china, businessman, murder, justice, legal thriller. Directed by Jon Avnet, it stars Richard Gere, Bai Ling, Bradley Whitford. An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the country.

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