True Believer

"Someone got away with murder...until now."

1989 1h 45m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 123

CrimeDrama

Synopsis

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Eddie Dodd is a burnt out former civil rights lawyer who now specializes in defending drug dealers. Roger Baron, newly graduated from law school, has followed Eddie's great cases and now wants to learn at his feet. With Roger's idealistic prodding, Eddie reluctantly takes on a case of a young Korean man who, according to his mother, has been in jail for eight years for a murder he didn't commit.

“Someone got away with murder...until now.”

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Cast

James Woods
Eddie Dodd
Robert Downey Jr.
Roger Baron
Margaret Colin
Kitty Greer
Yuji Okumoto
Shu Kai Kim
Kurtwood Smith
Robert Reynard
Tom Bower
Cecil Skell
Luis Guzmán
Ortega
Graham Beckel
Sklaroff

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joseph Ruben
Writers: Wesley Strick
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joseph Ruben, shot by John Lindley. 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 Brad Fiedel. 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 George Bowers 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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James Woods and Robert Downey Jr. and Margaret Colin carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Someone got away with murder...until now.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0098524 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Joseph Ruben directs. John Lindley behind the camera. Brad Fiedel scores. George Bowers cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

137 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Joseph Ruben, shot by John Lindley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Brad Fiedel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor George Bowers shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5James Woods and Robert Downey Jr. and Margaret Colin carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Someone got away with murder...until now.".
7IMDB entry: tt0098524 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.