Film

A Case for Murder

1993 · 1h 34m · Thriller · Crime · Drama

To defence lawyer Jack Hammet winning is everthing. Losing is murder.

IMDb

5.3

Jack Hammett is an aggressive young defence attorney on the rise up the corporate ladder. In the courtroom he's known as the "Hail Mary Kid" for his ability to win the unwinnable cases. When one of the firm's lawyers, Darren Gaines, is murdered and Gaines' wife is charged, Hammett is assigned as her attorney. Hammett asks Kate Weldon, a recently hired lawyer, to assist him. Together they discover some inconsistencies in the case as well as a possible connection to the recent murder of a judge.

Jennifer Grey

Kate Weldon

Peter Berg

Jack Hemmet

Belinda Bauer

Joanna Gains

Eugene Roche

Alan Nugent

Samantha Eggar

Ellen Denvers

Rosemary Forsyth

Judge Helen McCoy

Mark Phelan

Henry Gaines

David Hayward

Darren Gaines

Justine Shapiro

Pattie Henderson (as Justine Arlin)

Susan Lee Hoffman

BMW Driver

Nancy McLoughlin

Sylvie

• Duncan GibbinsDirector
• Pablo F. FenjvesWriter
• Michael S. MurpheyProducer
• Richard GitelsonExecutive Producer
• Eric FreiserExecutive Producer
• Anthony B. RichmondDirector of Photography
• Randy MillerOriginal Music Composer
• Caroline BiggerstaffEditor

Release date

May 19, 1993

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

R

Genres

Thriller, Crime, Drama, TV Movie

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