Music Box

Dec 22, 1989

2h 4m

★ 7.1

As a lawyer all she wanted was the truth. As a daughter all she wanted was his innocence. How well do you really know your father?

Overview

A lawyer defends her father accused of war crimes, but there is more to the case than she suspects.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Mystery

Production Companies

Carolco Pictures

Winkler Films

Music Box Trailers

Cast

Ann Talbot

Jessica Lange

Mike Laszlo

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Harry Talbot

Donald Moffat

Mike Talbot

Lukas Haas

Georgine Wheeler

Cheryl Lynn Bruce

Magda Zoldan

Mari Törőcsik

Jack Burke

Frederic Forrest

Judge Silver

J.S. Block

Istvan Boday

Sol Frieder

Karchy Laszlo

Michael Rooker

Melinda Kalman

Elżbieta Czyżewska

Judit Hollo

Magda Szekely Marburg

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