Murder in the First Movie
Desperately short of food and driven by hunger, 17-year-old orphan Henry Young (Kevin Bacon) steals $5 from a post office and gets nabbed by the clerk. His sister is sent to an orphanage and he is sentenced to prison. Some time later, he is transferred to Alcatraz, America's most notorious prison. After a failed attempt to escape, Young is sent to solitary confinement which is supposed to last nineteen days. However, he spends three years alone in a cell with no window, no heating, no toilet and no furniture. After his release from solitary confinement, the mad Young is accused of murdering Rufus McCain (David Michael Sterling), the inmate who squealed on him, and is sentenced to death. With no chance to get acquitted, Young is defended by James Stamphill (Christian Slater), a rookie lawyer...
Featured Casts
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- Stephen Tobolowsky
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- Kyra Sedgwick
Tagline
- "I accuse Alcatraz of crimes against humanity." - The lawyer "I was a weapon, but I ain't no killer." - The accused "I am not on trial here." - The warden
The trial that brought down Alcatraz
- One was condemned. The other was determined. Two men whose friendship gave them the will to take on the system.
They locked him up. They crushed his spirit. But they couldn't hide the truth.
- One broke his silence. The other broke the system.
Movie Info
- Year:
- 1995
- IMDB Rating:
- 6.9
- IMDB Votes:
- 7261
- Countries:
- USA, France
- Genres:
- Thriller, Drama
- Tags:
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Murder, Number in title, Prison, Torture, Male nudity, Bare butt, Courtroom, Neo noir, Based on true story, 1930s
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