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Presumed Innocent

  • 1990
  • R
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
54K
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POPULARITY
3,897
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Harrison Ford and Greta Scacchi in Presumed Innocent (1990)
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As a lawyer investigates the murder of a colleague, he finds himself more connected to the crime than anyone else.As a lawyer investigates the murder of a colleague, he finds himself more connected to the crime than anyone else.As a lawyer investigates the murder of a colleague, he finds himself more connected to the crime than anyone else.

  • Director
    • Alan J. Pakula
  • Writers
    • Scott Turow
    • Frank Pierson
    • Alan J. Pakula
  • Stars
    • Harrison Ford
    • Raul Julia
    • Greta Scacchi
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    54K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,897
    99
    • Director
      • Alan J. Pakula
    • Writers
      • Scott Turow
      • Frank Pierson
      • Alan J. Pakula
    • Stars
      • Harrison Ford
      • Raul Julia
      • Greta Scacchi
    • 141User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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    Top Cast56

    Harrison Ford
    Harrison Ford
    • Rusty Sabich
    Raul Julia
    Raul Julia
    • Sandy Stern
    Greta Scacchi
    Greta Scacchi
    • Carolyn Polhemus
    Brian Dennehy
    Brian Dennehy
    • Raymond Horgan
    Bonnie Bedelia
    Bonnie Bedelia
    • Barbara Sabich
    Paul Winfield
    Paul Winfield
    • Judge Larren Lyttle
    John Spencer
    John Spencer
    • Detective Dan Lipranzer
    Joe Grifasi
    Joe Grifasi
    • Tommy Molto
    Tom Mardirosian
    Tom Mardirosian
    • Nico Della Guardia
    Anna Maria Horsford
    Anna Maria Horsford
    • Eugenia
    Sab Shimono
    Sab Shimono
    • 'Painless' Kumagai
    Bradley Whitford
    Bradley Whitford
    • Jamie Kemp
    Christine Estabrook
    Christine Estabrook
    • Lydia 'Mac' MacDougall
    Michael Tolan
    Michael Tolan
    • Mr. Polhemus
    Madison Arnold
    Madison Arnold
    • Sergeant Lionel Kenneally
    Ron Frazier
    Ron Frazier
    • Stew Dubinsky
    Jesse Bradford
    Jesse Bradford
    • Nat Sabich
    Joseph Mazzello
    Joseph Mazzello
    • Wendell McGaffney
    • Director
      • Alan J. Pakula
    • Writers
      • Scott Turow
      • Frank Pierson
      • Alan J. Pakula
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews141

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    Summary

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    Related interests

    George Clooney in Michael Clayton (2007)
    Legal Thriller
    Rosamund Pike in Gone Girl (2014)
    Psychological Thriller
    Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, and Kelvin Harrison Jr. in Chinatown (1974)
    Mystery
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Harrison Ford's hair was cut in such a way as to make him look more stiff and unlikable than his previous leading man characters.
    • Goofs
      Sandy and his attorney visit the former DA. Raymond, as his new office. They discuss his upcoming testimony to the grand jury. In reality, this is witness tampering and would never be done by a defense attorney at that stage of a case.
    • Quotes
      • [last lines]
      • Rusty Sabich: [voiceover] The murder of Carolyn Polhemus remains unsolved. It is a practical impossibility to try two people for the same crime. Even if it wasn't, I couldn't take his mother from my son. I am a prosecutor. I have spent my life in the assignment of blame. With all deliberation and intent, I reached for Carolyn. I cannot pretend it was an accident. I reached for Carolyn, and set off that insane mix of rage and lunacy that led one human being to kill another. There was a crime. There was a victim. And there is *punishment*.
    • Alternate versions
      The UK cinema version was cut by 10 secs by the BBFC for a '15' certificate to remove the lines "He was trying to fuck her to death" and "Paying to suck his cock in a public place". Video releases were upgraded to an '18' though the prints used were the same as the cut cinema version.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: The Freshman/The Jungle Book/Navy SEALs/The Unbelievable Truth/How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      MacNamara's Band
      Music by Shamus O'Connor
      Original Lyrics by John J. Stamford
      American Version Lyrics by Red Latham, Walter Carlson (as Wamp Carlson) and Guy Bonham

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    FAQ10

    • Where does Jeffrey Wright appear in this movie? He's credited as "Prosecuting Attorney" but I couldn't find him.
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    Details

    • Release date
      • July 27, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • The Joseph Mazzello Fan Page, Presumed Innocent
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Se presume inocente
    • Filming locations
      • Detroit, Michigan, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Mirage Enterprises
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $86,303,188
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,718,981
      • Jul 29, 1990
    • Gross worldwide
      • $221,303,188
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 7m(127 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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