Directed by:
Marc RoccoScreenplay:
Dan GordonCinematography:
Fred MurphyComposer:
Christopher YoungCast:
Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman, Embeth Davidtz, William H. Macy, Stephen Tobolowsky, Brad Dourif, R. Lee Ermey, Mia Kirshner, Kyra Sedgwick (more)Plots(1)
The true story of Henri Young, a 1930's convict who has been sent to prison for stealing five dollars. But when Young and others attempt to escape, they are caught. As punishment, a naked and wet Young is thrown into a dark, damp, rat-infested cell, where he is his beaten continuously. He emerges from this hellhole three years later a virtual madman -- and promptly kills the inmate who snitched about the escape attempt. Now facing a charge of murder in the first degree, Young is defended by inexperienced go-getter James Stamphill. Although the cards are stacked high against him, the lawyer makes Young plead innocent. Stamphill's plan: to put Alcatraz, and the whole prison system on trial, as both institutions have turned his client into a homicidal maniac. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Christian Slater
USA
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Kevin Bacon
USA
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Gary Oldman
UK
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Embeth Davidtz
USA
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William H. Macy
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Stephen Tobolowsky
USA
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Brad Dourif
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R. Lee Ermey
USA
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Mia Kirshner
Canada
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Kyra Sedgwick
USA
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Brian Leckner
USA
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Sonny King
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Joseph Quinn Simpkins
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Stefan Gierasch
USA
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James Keane
USA
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Time Winters
USA
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Stuart Nisbet
USA
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Charles Boswell
USA
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Eve Brenner
USA
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