Overview - Primal Fear

Date of release

Genres

  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Mystery
  • Thriller

Runtime: 129 minutes

Homepage: Primal Fear

Budget

$30,000,000.00

Revenue

$102,600,000.00

Spoken Languages

  • English
  • Español

Production companies

  • Name: Paramount Pictures

    Production country United States of America

  • Name: Rysher Entertainment

    Production country United States of America

Overview

An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room.

Cast

  • Name: Richard Gere

    Character: Martin Vail

    Popularity: 38.479

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  • Name: Laura Linney

    Character: Janet Venable

    Popularity: 21.724

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  • Name: Edward Norton

    Character: Aaron

    Popularity: 25.543

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  • Name: John Mahoney

    Character: Shaughnessy

    Popularity: 8.305

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  • Name: Alfre Woodard

    Character: Shoat

    Popularity: 10.816

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  • Name: Frances McDormand

    Character: Molly

    Popularity: 15.991

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  • Name: Terry O'Quinn

    Character: Yancy

    Popularity: 16.66

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  • Name: Andre Braugher

    Character: Goodman

    Popularity: 7.727

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