Primal Fear Released Date, Rating, Genre, Cast

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Released Date

April 3, 1996

Distributor

Paramount Pictures

Genre

Drama

Rating

Worldwide Gross

Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$56,116,183 + $46,500,000 = $102,616,183

Cast

Richard Gere, Edward Norton, Andre Braugher, Jon Seda, Frances McDormand, Alfre Woodard, Laura Linney, Terry O'Quinn, Maura Tierney, John Mahoney, Steven Bauer, Joe Spano, Tony Plana

Richard Gere

as Martin Vail

Edward Norton

as Aaron Stampler/Roy

Andre Braugher

as Tommy Goodman

Jon Seda

as Alex

Frances McDormand

as Dr. Molly Arrington

Alfre Woodard

as Judge Shoat

Laura Linney

as Janet Venable

Terry O'Quinn

as Bud Yancy

Maura Tierney

as Naomi Chance

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John Mahoney

as John Shaughnessy

Steven Bauer

as Joey Pinero

Joe Spano

as Abel Stenner

Tony Plana

as Martinez

About Primal Fear

An altar boy is accused of murdering a priest, and the truth is buried several layers deep.

About

Neo-noir crime thriller centering on a Chicago defense attorney who believes his altar boy client did not murder an influential Catholic Archbishop.

Trivia

The movie was based on the 1993 novel of the same name by William Diehl. Edward Norton won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for an Academy Award in the same category.