Murder in the First

“The trial that brought down Alcatraz.”

7.2

1995

2h 2m

CrimeDrama

A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.

Key Crew

Director

Marc Rocco

Producers

Marc Frydman

Mark Wolper

Writers

Dan Gordon

Cinematography

Fred Murphy

Music

Christopher Young

Cast (20)

Christian Slater

James Stamphill

Kevin Bacon

Henri Young

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