Innocent (2011 film)

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Innocent
Based onInnocent by Scott Turow
Written byMike Robe
Screenplay byMike Robe
Directed byMike Robe
Starring Alfred Molina
Bill Pullman
Marcia Gay Harden
Music by Laura Karpman
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersLisa Richardson
Mike Robe
Cinematography John S. Bartley
Running time89 minutes
Production companyMike Robe Productions
Original release
Network TNT
ReleaseNovember 29, 2011 (2011-11-29)

Innocent is a 2011 television drama film directed by Mike Robe, starring Alfred Molina, Bill Pullman, and Marcia Gay Harden, and based on Scott Turow's 2010 novel of the same name, a sequel to Presumed Innocent . In the film, Judge Rusty Sabich (Pullman) is charged with the murder of his wife Barbara (Harden) twenty years after being cleared in the death of his mistress. [1] Robe previously directed The Burden of Proof , another sequel to Presumed Innocent, but which focused on the character Sandy Stern.

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Alan J. Pakula directed the film based on Turow's first novel, Presumed Innocent, a 1990 box office hit that starred Harrison Ford, Brian Dennehy, Raul Julia and Greta Scacchi.

Plot summary

Bill Pullman plays Judge Rusty Sabich, who is romantically involved with a colleague and on trial for murder: This time he is accused of killing his wife, Barbara (Marcia Gay Harden). His accuser is his old nemesis Tommy Molto (Richard Schiff), while his longtime friend and lawyer, Sandy Stern (Alfred Molina), is in charge of the defense. [2]

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References

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