Red Corner

"Severity for those who resist."

1997 2h 2m EN

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6.3

MID

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27%

ROTTEN

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6.3

IMDB

★6.3TMDB · 420🥫27%Rotten Tomatoes★6.3IMDB · 19,339

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Synopsis

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An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the country.

“Severity for those who resist.”

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Cast

Richard Gere
Jack Moore
Bai Ling
Shen Yuelin
Bradley Whitford
Bob Ghery
Byron Mann
Lin Dan
Peter Donat
David McAndrews
Robert Stanton
Ed Pratt
Tsai Chin
Chairman Xu
James Hong
Lin Shou

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jon Avnet
Writers: Robert King
Languages: English, Mandarin
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 47% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Mandarin.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jon Avnet, shot by Karl Walter Lindenlaub. 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 Thomas Newman. 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 Peter E. Berger 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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Richard Gere and Bai Ling and Bradley Whitford carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Severity for those who resist.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jon Avnet directs. Karl Walter Lindenlaub behind the camera. Thomas Newman scores. Peter E. Berger cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 47% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
229 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Mandarin.
4Directed by Jon Avnet, shot by Karl Walter Lindenlaub. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Thomas Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Peter E. Berger shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Richard Gere and Bai Ling and Bradley Whitford carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Severity for those who resist.".
9IMDB entry: tt0119994 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.