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Released 24 years ago.
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High Crimes
"Everything you trust. Everything you know. May be a lie..."
2002 1h 55m EN
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★6.3TMDB · 919
DramaMysteryThrillerCrime
Synopsis
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A female attorney learns that her husband is really a marine officer who has been AWOL for fifteen years and accused of murdering fifteen civilians in El Salvador. Believing her husband when he tells her that he's being framed as part of a U.S. Military cover-up, the attorney defends him in a military court.
“Everything you trust. Everything you know. May be a lie...”
Cast
Ashley Judd
Claire Kubik
Morgan Freeman
Charlie Grimes
Jim Caviezel
Tom Kubik
Adam Scott
Lieutenant Terrence Embry
Amanda Peet
Jackie
Bruce Davison
General Bill Marks
Tom Bower
FBI Agent Mullins
Juan Carlos Hernández
Major James Hernandez
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Carl Franklin
- Writers
- Yuri Zeltser, Grace Cary Bickley
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Countries
- United States of America
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Carl Franklin, shot by Theo van de Sande. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Graeme Revell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Carole Kravetz Aykanian shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman and Jim Caviezel carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Everything you trust. Everything you know. May be a lie...".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0257756 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Carl Franklin directs. Theo van de Sande behind the camera. Graeme Revell scores. Carole Kravetz Aykanian cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 24 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
- 3Directed by Carl Franklin, shot by Theo van de Sande. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Graeme Revell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Carole Kravetz Aykanian shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman and Jim Caviezel carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Everything you trust. Everything you know. May be a lie...".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0257756 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 22 themes, including "california", "based on novel or book", "war crimes", "married couple".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Theo van de Sande
- Original score
- Graeme Revell
- Editing
- Carole Kravetz Aykanian
- Production design
- Paul Peters
- Costume design
- Sharen Davis
- Makeup / hair
- Luisa Abel
- Sound
- Matthew Iadarola
- Stunt coordinator
- Bob Brown
- Runtime
- 115 min · 1h 55m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $42,000,000
- Box office
- $63,781,810
- Return
- 152% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
Also by
Carl Franklin
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
- MO
Monarch Pictures
US
New Regency Pictures
US
- MA
Manifest Film Company
Epsilon Motion Pictures
CH
Key crew
- Dialogue EditorLou Kleinman
- ProducerJesse Beaton
- EditorCarole Kravetz Aykanian
- Script SupervisorAnnie Welles
- Script SupervisorSandra Cole
- Art DirectionGary Kosko
- Still PhotographerBruce W. Talamon
- Post Production SupervisorDan Genetti
- Makeup Department HeadLuisa Abel
- Associate ProducerDennis E. Jones
- Set DecorationKathryn Peters
- First Assistant EditorMoonstar Greene
- Dolly GripJerry Bertolami
- First Assistant EditorBlake Maniquis
- Set DesignerDean Wolcott
- First Assistant DirectorMichele Panelli-Venetis
- Dialogue EditorMark Gordon
- Unit Production ManagerKevin Reidy
- Construction CoordinatorDouglas Womack
- First Assistant Sound EditorThomas O'Neil Younkman
- HairstylistLisa M. Cubero
- Transportation CoordinatorDennis W. Milliken
- Music EditorRoy Prendergast
- Payroll AccountantRenee D. Czarapata
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- california
- based on novel or book
- war crimes
- married couple
- military court
- el salvador
- cover-up
- covert operation
- ex-marine
- defense attorney
- u.s. marine
- trying to get pregnant
- shocking
- fbi agent
- former operative
- former military
- madly in love
- classified mission
- military trial
- supportive wife
- claims of innocence
- military lawyer
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2002-04-03
- Theatrical2002-04-05PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- Crimes et pouvoirFR
- Crimen en primer gradoAR
- High Crimes – Auf höchsten BefehlDE
- Büyük GünahkarTR
- Ypsila EgklimataGR
- Crimes em Primeiro GrauBR
- جنایات بزرگIR
- ハイ・クライムズJP
