Primal Fear (film)
1996 film directed by Gregory Hoblit / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Primal Fear is a 1996 American legal mystery crime thriller film directed by Gregory Hoblit, based on the 1993 novel of the same name by William Diehl, and written by Steve Shagan and Ann Biderman. It stars Richard Gere, Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Alfre Woodard, Frances McDormand and Edward Norton in his film debut. The film follows a Chicago defense attorney who believes that his altar boy client is not guilty of murdering a Catholic archbishop.
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Directed by | Gregory Hoblit |
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Based on | Primal Fear by William Diehl |
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Cinematography | Michael Chapman |
Edited by | David Rosenbloom |
Music by | James Newton Howard |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $30 million[1] |
Box office | $102.6 million[2] |
The film was a box office success and received positive reviews, with Norton's performance earning critical praise. Norton won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.[3]