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Primal fear [videorecording] / Paramount Pictures presents in association with Rysher Entertainment, a Gary Lucchesi production, a Gregory Hoblit film ; produced by Gary Lucchesi ; screenplay by Steve Shagan and Ann Biderman ; directed by Gregory Hoblit.

Hoblit, Gregory. (Added Author). Lucchesi, Gary. (Added Author). Shagan, Steve. (Added Author). Biderman, Ann. (Added Author). Gere, Richard, 1949- (Added Author). Linney, Laura. (Added Author). Mahoney, John, 1940-2018 (Added Author). Woodard, Alfre, 1953- (Added Author). McDormand, Frances. (Added Author). Norton, Edward. (Added Author). Howard, James Newton. (Added Author). Diehl, William. Primal fear. (Added Author). Paramount Pictures Corporation. (Added Author). Rysher Entertainment. (Added Author). Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Richard Gere, Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Alfre Woodard, Frances McDormand, Edward Norton. (Cast).

Summary:

Criminal defense attorney Martin Vail is brilliant and confident. He is accustomed to fabricating and selling the truth while seeking the glory in the media spotlight. When he learns of the gruesome murder of a local Catholic archbishop, he immediately decides to defend the accused penniless altar boy. But Vail soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, as he becomes tangled in a web of lies, corruption and betrayal.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Hollywood, CA : Paramount, 1998.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from container.
Based on the novel by William Diehl.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Michael Chapman ; editor, David Rosenbloom ; music, James Newton Howard.
Participant or Performer Note:
Richard Gere, Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Alfre Woodard, Frances McDormand, Edward Norton.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R; for brief grisly violence, pervasive strong language and a sex scene.
CHV rating: 18A.
System Details Note:
DVD.
Awards Note:
ASCAP winner 1997
Oscar nomination, Best supporting actor, 2007
Subject: Lawyers > United States > Drama.
Acolytes > United States > Drama.
Trials (Murder) > United States > Drama.
Multiple personality > United States > Drama.
Betrayal > United States > Drama.
Genre: Legal films.
Crime films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Sage Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Baker County Library DRAMA PRI DVD (Text) 37814002221399 VIDEO Available -
Lake County Main Library - Lakeview DVD PRIMAL (Text) 37620000730582 DVD Available -
The Dalles Wasco County Library DVD PRI (Text) 33892006840442 DVDs Available -


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