Overview
Plot
Defense attorney Martin Vail takes cases for money and prestige. He defends an altar boy accused of murdering Chicago's archbishop, facing his ex-pupil and ex-lover as the Church's secrets surface.
- Directors
- Gregory Hoblit
- Cast
- Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Edward Norton, John Mahoney, Alfre Woodard, Frances McDormand, Terry O'Quinn, Andre Braugher, Steven Bauer, Joe Spano, Tony Plana, Stanley Anderson, Maura Tierney, Jon Seda, Reg Rogers, Kenneth Tigar, Brian Reddy, Christopher Carroll, Wendy Cutler, Ron O.J. Parson
- Country
- United States of America
- Genre
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Release date
- 1996-04-03
- Studios
- Paramount Pictures, Rysher Entertainment
Plot
Warning: spoilers
Primal Fear Plot and Cast
Martin Vail, a defense attorney driven by money and prestige rather than justice, represents an altar boy charged with the brutal murder of the Archbishop of Chicago. As he builds the case, he goes up against his former pupil and former lover. What initially appears straightforward grows darker and more dangerous as the Church's hidden secrets come to light.
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