Murder in the First

Jan 20, 1995

2h 2m

★ 7.2

The trial that brought down Alcatraz

Overview

A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Wolper Organization

Warner Bros. Pictures

Le Studio Canal+

Murder in the First Trailers

Cast

James Stamphill

Christian Slater

Henri Young

Kevin Bacon

Glenn

Gary Oldman

Mary McCasslin

Embeth Davidtz

Bill McNeill

William H. Macy

Mr. Henkin

Stephen Tobolowsky

Byron Stamphill

Brad Dourif

Blanche

Kyra Sedgwick

Rosetta Young

Mia Kirshner

Judge Clawson

R. Lee Ermey

Warden James Humson

Stefan Gierasch

Prison Guard's Wife

Mary Mackey

Four prison inmates have been hatching a plan to literally dig out of jail when another prisoner, Claude Gaspard, is moved into their cell. They take a risk and share their plan with the newcomer. Over the course of three days, the prisoners and friends break through the concrete floor using a bed post and begin to make their way through the sewer system -- yet their escape is anything but assured.

6.7

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

Aug 12, 1988

Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1945. Engineer Preston Tucker dreams of designing the car of future, but his innovative envision will be repeatedly sabotaged by his own unrealistic expectations and the Detroit automobile industry tycoons.

5.4

Devil's Island

Jan 7, 1939

A French doctor sentenced for treason performs brain surgery on the prison commandant's daughter.

7.1

I Confess

Feb 13, 1953

Unable, due to the seal of the confessional, to be forthcoming with information that would serve to clear himself during a murder investigation, a priest becomes the prime suspect.

5.5

The Firing Squad

Aug 2, 2024

Based on the true story of three Christian prisoners who face execution in a third world country and how their joy in Christ results in a stunning conclusion.

3.3

Kopf oder Zahl

Apr 23, 2009

Two young crooks steal fabric, which is of course sorely missed. In addition to the former owners, an investigative journalist and a bad cop who smells a windfall are also on their trail. Meanwhile, a newly released con is forced by his ex's pimp to go back to the deepest depths. There he meets a former doctor who smuggles drugs for the mafia in order to send money to his daughter, whom he thinks is at home in Grozny, but who is actually working for the mafia just a few houses away.

6.5

Experiment Alcatraz

Nov 21, 1950

A doctor testing drugs on convicts gets mixed up in a murder investigation.

5.7

Who We Are Now

May 25, 2018

Recently released from prison, Beth is working with her public defender to get her son back from her sister, who was awarded legal custody while Beth was incarcerated for ten years. Soon after, Beth forms an unlikely alliance with Jess, an idealistic young protégé of the public defense team, who decides to take on Beth's cause whether she likes it or not.

5.7

Five Fingers for Marseilles

Apr 6, 2018

Years ago, the young Five Fingers fought for the rural town of Marseilles against brutal police oppression. Now, after fleeing in disgrace, Tau, one of them, returns to Marseilles, seeking only a peaceful life. When he finds the town under new threat, he must reluctantly fight to free it.

7.4

Killers of the Flower Moon

Oct 18, 2023

When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.

4.8

Justice

Jan 14, 1999

A lawyer and her partner run from the Colombian Mafia and the corrupt U.S. marshals and attorneys assigned to protect them.

6.0

Amazonia: The Catherine Miles Story

Aug 9, 1985

A young woman seeks vengeance and finds love when her parents are killed in the Amazon and she is taken prisoner by an indigenous tribe of headhunters.

4.7

Barbed Wire Dolls

Apr 22, 1976

Maria, an unfortunate young woman, kills her rapist father in self-defense, and is later tried, sentenced, and shipped off to a woman's penitentiary where she and her fellow inmates are subjected to psychological and sexual abuse at the hands of a psychotic lesbian warden.

6.3

The Last Gangster

Nov 12, 1937

A crime boss goes searching for his ex-wife and son after a ten-year prison stint. His old gang has other plans though, and use the child to try and make him disclose the location of the loot he hid before going to the slammer.

7.8

The Shadow in My Eye

Oct 28, 2021

On March 21st, 1945, the British Royal Air Force set out on a mission to bomb Gestapo's headquarters in Copenhagen. The raid had fatal consequences as some of the bombers accidentally targeted a school and more than 120 people were killed, 86 of whom were children.

6.9

Court

Apr 17, 2015

A sewerage worker's dead body is found inside a manhole in Mumbai. An ageing folk singer is tried in court on charges of abetment of suicide. He is accused of performing an inflammatory song which might have incited the worker to commit the act. As the trial unfolds, the personal lives of the lawyers and the judge involved in the case are observed outside the court.

7.1

The Chase

Feb 18, 1966

The escape of Bubber Reeves from prison affects the inhabitants of a small Southern town.

6.1

The Package

Jan 25, 1989

Experienced Green Beret sergeant Johnny Gallagher is escorting a prisoner, Airborne Ranger Thomas Boyette, back to the US, but Boyette escapes and Gallagher must risk life and limb to catch him.

7.6

Fires on the Plain

Nov 3, 1959

In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island of Leyte.