Last Dance

May 2, 1996

1h 43m

★ 5.6

Sometimes justice is a crime

Overview

Upon taking a new job, young lawyer Rick Hayes is assigned to the clemency case of Cindy Liggett, a woman convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death. As Hayes investigates the background for her case, the two begin to form a deep friendship, while all the while the date for her execution draws nearer.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Touchstone Pictures

Last Dance Trailers

Cast

Cindy Liggett

Sharon Stone

Rick Hayes

Rob Morrow

Sam Burns

Randy Quaid

John Hayes

Peter Gallagher

The Governor

Jack Thompson

Jill

Jayne Brook

Linda, Legal Aid Attorney

Pamala Tyson

Billy, Cindy's Brother

Skeet Ulrich

Doug

Don Harvey

Inmate Reggie

Diane Sellers

Guard Frances

Patricia French

D.A. Rusk

Jeffrey Buckner Ford

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