The Last Innocent Man

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The Last Innocent Man
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GenreThriller
Based onThe Last Innocent Man
by Phillip M. Margolin
Screenplay by Dan Bronson
Directed by Roger Spottiswoode
Starring Ed Harris
Roxanne Hart
Theme music composer Brad Fiedel
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producer Maurice Singer
Producers Dan Bronson
Donna Dubrow
Ron Silverman
Production location Portland, Oregon
Cinematography Alexander Gruszynski
Editors Lois Freeman-Fox
Paul Seydor
Running time109 minutes
Production company HBO Pictures
Original release
Network HBO
ReleaseApril 19, 1987 (1987-04-19)

The Last Innocent Man is a 1987 American made-for-television thriller film directed by Roger Spottiswoode that aired on HBO. [1] The teleplay by Dan Bronson is based on the novel by Phillip M. Margolin.

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Plot

A criminal defense attorney is seduced by a beautiful woman and reluctantly takes on the defense of her estranged husband who is charged with murder, but finds his career threatened because of the circumstances.

Cast

Production

Filming took place in Portland, Oregon.

Broadcast

It was first broadcast on HBO on April 19, 1987.

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References

  1. "The Last Innocent Man on HBO". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 February 2022.