Primal Fear

“Sooner or later, a man who wears two faces forgets which one is real.”

Year

1996

Runtime

2h 10m

Language

English

Country

United States

Director

Gregory Hoblit

Starring

• Richard Gere as Martin Vail
• Laura Linney as Janet Venable
• Edward Norton as Aaron Stampler / Roy
• John Mahoney as Shaughnessy

Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago.