Summary
Martin Hunter is a high profile lawyer who has an impeccable record putting criminals behind bars and is a shoo-in for governor in the upcoming election. But when ambitious rookie journalist C.J. Nicholas begins investigating Hunter for tampering with evidence to secure his convictions, the district attorney's perfect record is up for scrutiny. Commencing a risky game of cat and mouse with Hunter, C.J. frames himself as a murder suspect to catch the the corrupt D.A. in the act.Additional Information
Subjects |
Lawyers
-- Political activity
-- United States
-- Drama.
Public prosecutors -- United States -- Drama. Journalists -- United States -- Drama. Evidence tampering -- United States -- Drama. Judgments, Criminal -- United States -- Drama. Corruption investigation -- United States -- Drama. Trials (Murder) -- United States -- Drama. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Crime films. Legal films. Feature films. |
Publisher | [Beverly Hills, CA] :Anchor Bay Entertainment,2009 |
Edition | Widescreen. |
Contributors |
Hyams, Peter.
Hartley, Ted, 1924- Diamant, Limor. Damon, Mark, 1933- Metcalfe, Jesse, 1978- Tamblyn, Amber. Douglas, Michael, 1944- Moore, Joel David, 1977- Jones, Orlando, 1968- Shire, David. Morrow, Douglas. Anchor Bay Films (Firm) Autonomous Films (Firm) Foresight Unlimited (Firm) RKO Pictures (1978-1987) Signature Entertainment (Firm) Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc. |
Participants/Performers |
Jesse Metcalfe, Amber Tamblyn, Michael Douglas, Joel David Moore, Orlando Jones. |
Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Peter Hyams ; editor, Jeff Gullo ; music, David Shire. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for a sex scene, violence, and brief strong language. |
Language |
English Spanish In English, with Spanish subtitles; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
Notes |
Title from container. Based on the RKO film "Beyond a reasonable doubt" from the RKO Pictures library and based on the 1956 screenplay by Douglas Morrow. Special features: Audio commentary with writer/director/cinematographer Peter Hyams and actor Jesse Metcalfe; The whole truth: the making of Beyond a reasonable doubt; Criminal forensics: the burden of proof. |
System Details |
DVD; region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation, Dolby Digital surround 5.1 |
Description |
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Other | Classic View |