Murder in the First

CrimeDrama

7.15/10

122 min

Release Date: 1995-01-20

Overview - A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.

Production Companies

Wolper OrganizationWarner Bros. PicturesLe Studio Canal+

Overview - A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.

User Reviews

Wuchak

6/10

_**Life on Alcatraz in the 30s and early 40s**_ A young lawyer (Christian Slater) defends an inmate of Alcatraz (Kevin Bacon) accused of murder in 1941, but argues that the cruel treatment in the notorious prison is what drove him to it. Gary Oldman plays the heartless Warden (technically associate Warden) while R. Lee Ermey is on hand as the judge. "Murder in the First" (1995) is a prison...

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