The Last Innocent Man

Apr 19, 1987

1h 49m

★ 5.2

Overview

A retired criminal lawyer is persuaded to take on one more case and becomes involved with his client's wife.

Genres

Crime

TV Movie

Production Companies

HBO

The Last Innocent Man Trailers

Cast

Harry Nash

Ed Harris

Jenny Stafford

Roxanne Hart

Jonathan Gault

David Suchet

Burt Matson

Bruce McGill

Philip Stafford

Darrell Larson

D.J. Johnson

Clarence Williams III

Jerry Landau

Robert Lesser

Lester Grimes

Joe Mays

Crosby

Meshach Taylor

l'avocat du Procureur

Michael Durrell

Monica Powers

Rose Gregorio

Thorp

Robert Biheller

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5.7

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6.2

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3.1

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3.6

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4.8

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7.0

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6.0

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5.3

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6.5

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5.5

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7.0

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6.0

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5.7

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7.3

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5.5

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6.5

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4.5

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