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Primal Fear (1996)

Primal Fear

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2h 9m

Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

March 6th, 1996

7.6/10

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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.

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Cast

Richard Gere
Martin Vail
Laura Linney
Janet Venable
John Mahoney
Shaughnessy
Alfre Woodard
Shoat
Frances McDormand
Molly
Edward Norton
Aaron
Terry O'Quinn
Yancy
Andre Braugher
Goodman
Steven Bauer
Pinero
Joe Spano
Stenner
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Directors

Gregory Hoblit
directed by
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Producers

Patricia Graf
associate producer
Hawk Koch
executive producer
(as Howard W. Koch Jr.)
Gary Lucchesi
producer (produced by)
Full cast & crew

Writers

William Diehl
novel
Steve Shagan
(screenplay) and
Ann Biderman
screenplay
Full cast & crew

Taglines

Sooner or later a man who wears two faces forgets which one is real.
Don't believe everything you see...
Sooner or later, a man who wears two faces forgets which one is real.

Keywords

revenge
nudity
male nudity
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Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English
Spanish

Release Dates

May 9th, 1996 (Argentina) theatrical
March 6th, 1996 (Australia) theatrical
April 3rd, 1996 (Brazil) theatrical
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Primal Fear (original title)
La verdad desnuda (Argentina)
Primal Fear (Australia)
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Locations

Ballroom, Park Plaza Hotel - 607 S. Park View Street, Los Angeles, California, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Keystone, West Virginia, USA
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Running Times

129 min

Sound Mixes

Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratios

1.85 : 1

Production Companies

Paramount
Rysher Entertainment (in association with)
Paramount Pictures (Afghanistan) (presents)

Distribution Companies

Argentina Video Home (Argentina)
Argentina Video Home (Argentina)
United International Pictures (UIP) (Argentina)
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Special Effects Companies

Dream Quest Images (visual effects)

Other Companies

La-La Land Records (soundtrack) (limited edition)
Paramount Pictures Scoring Stage M (score recorded and mixed at)
Reeltime Creative (trailer music)
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