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Based on the true story that made history, a convict is put on trial for murdering a fellow inmate and the young, inexperienced lawyer assigned to him bases his defense on the assertion that inhumane treatment at Alcatraz was responsible for the murder. Christian Slater ("Interview with the Vampire," "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves"), Kevin Bacon ("The River Wild," "A Few Good Men") and Gary Oldman ("JFK," "Bram Stoker"s Dracula") star in this "sobering and thought provoking" film (The Hollywood Reporter).

1995 · 2h 2m
  • 56%
  • 18+
Director Marc Rocco

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Murder in the First

Drama

Based on the true story that made history, a convict is put on trial for murdering a fellow inmate and the young, inexperienced lawyer assigned to him bases his defense on the assertion that inhumane treatment at Alcatraz was responsible for the murder. Christian Slater ("Interview with the Vampire," "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves"), Kevin Bacon ("The River Wild," "A Few Good Men") and Gary Oldman ("JFK," "Bram Stoker"s Dracula") star in this "sobering and thought provoking" film (The Hollywood Reporter).

COMMON SENSE

Moving story of justice but too intense for kids.

TOMATOMETER
Average 5.6
Reviews 39
Fresh 22
Rotten 17

Information

Studio
Warner Bros.
Released
1995
Run Time
2 hr 2 min
Rated
R For strong images of prison brutalities, sexuality and language.
Content Advisories
Suggestive Dialogue, Language, Violence, Sexual Content
Regions of Origin
United States, France
© 1994 Warner Bros - STUDIOCANAL - All Rights Reserved. Distributed by STUDIOCANAL LIMITED.

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC), French (Canada) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), French (France)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.