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Publicity-craving attorney Martin Vail defends an altar boy who is accused of murdering a beloved archbishop. As the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that what appeared a simple case takes on a dangerous aspect.

Drama · 1996 · 2 hr 10 min
Director Gregory Hoblit

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Publicity-craving attorney Martin Vail defends an altar boy who is accused of murdering a beloved archbishop. As the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that what appeared a simple case takes on a dangerous aspect.

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Fresh 36
Rotten 11

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Studio
Paramount Pictures
Released
1996
Run Time
2 hr 10 min
Rated
R16
Region of Origin
United States
© 1995 by Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio
English (United States) (AD, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC), Spanish (Latin America) (AAC)
Subtitles
English (United States) (CC), and 10 more...

Original Audio

  • English

Audio

  • English (United States) (AD, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC)
  • Spanish (Latin America) (AAC)

Subtitles

  • English (United States) (CC)
  • Cantonese, Traditional
  • Chinese, Traditional
  • Dutch (Netherlands)
  • German (Germany)
  • Hebrew
  • Korean
  • Portuguese (Brazil)
  • Russian
  • Spanish (Latin America)
  • Thai

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.

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