Primal Fear poster
Director Gregory Hoblit
Screenplay Steve Shagan, Ann Biderman

Primal Fear

Tagline: Sooner or later, a man who wears two faces forgets which one is real.

Release Date: 1996-03-06

Duration: 129 minutes

Synopsis

An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room.

Casting

  • Richard Gere
    Martin Vail
  • Frances McDormand
    Molly
  • Edward Norton
    Aaron
  • Steven Bauer
    Pinero
  • Terry O'Quinn
    Yancy
  • Maura Tierney
    Naomi
  • Laura Linney
    Janet Venable
  • Jon Seda
    Alex
  • John Mahoney
    Shaughnessy
  • Alfre Woodard
    Shoat