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Format: DVD
Nov 2009
Rated R
Recording Mode: (unknown)
122 min.
Color
UPC: 883929091072 |
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Movie Description
A well-shot drama about an ambitious young public defender who takes on the case of a man whose cruel treatment at Alcatraz turned him into a killer. In the process of trying the case, the two develop a bond and ultimately bring down Alcatraz once and for all.
Synopsis
The true story of Henri Young, a 1930's convict who has been sent to prison for stealing five dollars. But when Young and others attempt to escape, they are caught. As punishment, a naked and wet Young is thrown into a dark, damp, rat-infested cell, where he is his beaten continuously. He emerges from this hellhole three years later a virtual madman -- and promptly kills the inmate who snitched about the escape attempt. Now facing a charge of murder in the first degree, Young is defended by inexperienced go-getter James Stamphill. Although the cards are stacked high against him, the lawyer makes Young plead innocent. Stamphill's plan: to put Alcatraz, and the whole prison system on trial, as both institutions have turned his client into a homicidal maniac.
Industry Reviews
"...It is impossible to leave MURDER IN THE FIRST without being moved....[Featuring] Kevin Bacon in a blistering performance..."
Travers
"Bacon is wrenching....Genuinely moving..." -- Rating: A-
Entertainment Weekly - Michael Sauter (07/14/1995)
"...A terrific true story, a good script, [and] some potent performances....Gary Oldman makes a strong showing..."
Variety - Todd McCarthy (01/23/1995)
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