Murder in the First
“The trial that brought down Alcatraz.”
A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.
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Cast
55 people
Christian Slater
James Stamphill
Known for
Mr. Robot
True Romance
Kevin Bacon
Henri Young
Known for
Sleepers
Tremors
Gary Oldman
Associate Milton Glenn
Known for
The Dark Knight Rises
Léon: The Professional
Embeth Davidtz
Mary McCasslin
Known for
Schindler's List
Bicentennial Man
William H. Macy
Bill McNeill
Known for
Shameless
Fargo
Stephen Tobolowsky
Mr. Henkin
Known for
Groundhog Day
Memento
Brad Dourif
Byron Stamphill
Known for
Chucky
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Kyra Sedgwick
Blanche
Known for
The Possession
The Game Plan
Mia Kirshner
Rosetta Young
Known for
The L Word
Defiance
R. Lee Ermey
Judge Clawson
Known for
Full Metal Jacket
Se7en
Stefan Gierasch
Warden James Humson
Known for
Carrie
High Plains Drifter
Mary Mackey
Prison Guard's Wife
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House
Eden
Marc Rocco Director · Dan Gordon Screenplay Christopher Young Composer
Worldwide gross $30M · Budget $20M · United States release January 20, 1995
Box office
Budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide gross
$29,500,000
Gross vs. budget
1.5×
Production
The Wolper Organization
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
Le Studio Canal+
Production
StudioCanal
Production
France · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · January 20, 1995
Theatrical
United States · January 20, 1995
Theatrical
Argentina
March 2, 1995 · Theatrical
Australia
February 1, 1996 · Theatrical
Belgium
January 17, 1996 · Theatrical
Denmark
July 14, 1995 · Theatrical
France
September 1, 1995 · Premiere · Deauville American Film Festival
September 13, 1995 · Theatrical
January 22, 2026 · TV · Polar+
Germany
May 8, 1996 · Theatrical
Greece
February 16, 1996 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 1, 1995 · Theatrical
Italy
August 31, 1995 · Theatrical
Japan
April 22, 1995 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 28, 1996 · Theatrical
August 24, 2002 · TV · Yorin
February 19, 2008 · Physical · DVD
June 11, 2014 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
November 17, 1995 · Theatrical
Poland
June 7, 1996 · Theatrical
Portugal
June 14, 1996 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 18, 1995 · Theatrical
Spain
October 26, 1995 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 15, 1995 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 15, 1995 · Theatrical · French
September 22, 1995 · Theatrical · Italian
May 24, 1996 · Theatrical · German
United Arab Emirates
July 19, 2022 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
December 1, 1995 · Theatrical
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