Murder in the First

“The trial that brought down Alcatraz.”

7.1/ 10 629 votes 1995-01-20 2h 2m 5 popularity

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

Director: Marc Rocco

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Budget

$20M

Revenue

$30M

Cast

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Christian Slater

James Stamphill

Kevin Bacon

Henri Young

Gary Oldman

Associate Milton Glenn

Embeth Davidtz

Mary McCasslin

William H. Macy

Bill McNeill

Stephen Tobolowsky

Mr. Henkin

Brad Dourif

Byron Stamphill

Kyra Sedgwick

Blanche

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