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Murder in the First

An eager and idealistic young attorney defends an Alcatraz prisoner accused of murdering a fellow inmate. The extenuating circumstances: his client had just spent over three years in solitary confinement.

Director

Marc Rocco

Year

Genre

drama, thriller

Box Office

$17,381,942

Production

Wolper Organization,Warner Bros. Pictures,Le Studio Canal+

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

Homepage

https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/murder-first

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James Stamphill

Christian Slater

Henri Young

Associate Milton Glenn

Mary McCasslin

William McNeil

William H. Macy

Mr. Henkin

Stephen Tobolowsky

Byron Stamphill

Judge Clawson

Adult Rosetta Young

Jerry Hoolihan

Warden James Humson

Stefan Gierasch

Blanche

Alcatraz Doc (as Alexander Bookston)

Jury Foreman

Mike Kelly

Simpson

Charles Boswell

Inmate Rufus 'Ray' McCain (as David Sterling)

David Michael Sterling

Inmate Arthur 'Doc' Barker

Inmate #1

Inmate #2

Inmate #3

Douglas Bennett

Inmate #4

Joseph Richards

Inmate #5

Winthrop

Harve

Alcatraz Guard Swenson

Alcatraz Guard Wimer

Alcatraz Guard Whitney

Alcatraz Guard Wimer (as Sonny H. King)

Alcatraz Guard

Alcatraz Guard

Alcatraz Guard

Alcatraz Guard

Alcatraz Guard

Alcatraz Guard

Michael Merrins

City Jail Guard

City Jail Guard

City Jail Guard

Cable Car Conductor

Warren Spottswood

Newsreel Reporter

Newsreel Reporter

Man on the Street

Sheldon Feldner

Man on the Street

Man on the Street

Man on the Street

Man on the Street

Man on the Street

Man on the Street

Shopkeeper

Rosetta Young - Age 9

Winthrop's Secretary

Marshall Gates

Chinese Monk

Giant of a Man

Paper Boy

Paul Abbaszadeh

Self (archive sound)

Prisoner

Cabran E. Chamberlain

Police Officer

Public Defender

Tory Christopher

Prisoner

Fireworks Spectator

Fireworks Spectator #2

Alcatraz Guard

James Anthony Cotton

Bailif

Charles Cyphers

Alcatraz Prisoner

Reporter

Laird Macintosh

Prison Guard's Wife

Alcatraz Guard

Prison Barber

Inmate

Dennis Pappalardo

Prison Guard

Douglas W. Randall

Court Reporter

Bob Shuttleworth

Newspaper Reporter

Reporter

Joseph Quinn Simpkins

Alcatraz Guard

Restaurant Patron

Gaurd #1

Reporter

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James Stamphill Henri Young Prison Barber Judge Clawson Mr. Henkin D.a. William Mcneil

And I do not need you to tell me what is or is not okay - Murder in the First

And I do not need you to tell me what is or is not okay

Silence Mr Stamphill you are skating on very thin ice here - Murder in the First

Silence Mr Stamphill you are skating on very thin ice here

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An eager and idealistic young attorney defends an Alcatraz prisoner accused of murdering a fellow inmate. The extenuating circumstances: his client had just spent over three years in solitary confinement.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Marc Rocco

Writer: Dan Gordon

Production: Wolper Organization,Warner Bros. Pictures,Le Studio Canal+

Genre: drama, thriller

Year: 1995

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.3

BoxOffice: $17,381,942

Released: 20 Jan 1995

Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations

Homepage: https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/murder-first

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