Murder in the First

Name: Murder in the First
Released: 1995
Duration: 122 min
Rating: 75.48965517241379
Cast: Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman, Embeth Davidtz, William H. Macy

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Drama / Thriller

France / USA, 1995, 122 min

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The true story of Henri Young, a 1930's convict who has been sent to prison for stealing five dollars. But when Young and others attempt to escape, they are caught. As punishment, a naked and wet Young is thrown into a dark, damp, rat-infested cell, where he is his beaten continuously. He emerges from this hellhole three years later a virtual madman -- and promptly kills the inmate who snitched about the escape attempt. Now facing a charge of murder in the first degree, Young is defended by inexperienced go-getter James Stamphill. Although the cards are stacked high against him, the lawyer makes Young plead innocent. Stamphill's plan: to put Alcatraz, and the whole prison system on trial, as both institutions have turned his client into a homicidal maniac. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)

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