An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room.
Main Cast of Primal Fear
Richard Gere
Martin Vail
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Laura Linney
Janet Venable
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Edward Norton
Aaron/Roy
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John Mahoney
Shaughnessy
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Alfre Woodard
Shoat
Secondary Cast of Primal Fear
Sigrid K. Zahner
Vail's Secretary
Dianne Burns
WLS Anchor
Linda Yu
WLS Anchor
Andy Shaw
WLS Location Reporter
Sylvia Gomez
WBBM Location Reporter
Jon Duncanson
WBBN Location Reporter
David Eckert
WGN Anchor
Robert Jordan
WGN Anchor
Joanie Lum
WGN Location Reporter
Randy Salerno
WGN Location Reporter
Lenny Wilson
Bartender
Peter Schreiner
Bailiff
Joseph R. Ryan
Old Man
Wayne Wright
Court Clerk
Tony Fitzpatrick
Duty Officer
Clarence Williams, Jr.
Arresting Cop
Rosalie V. Lewis
Stenographer
Dwight Brad Dyer
Prison Guard
Larry Cook
Pilot
Bob Kenney
Pilot
Crew of Primal Fear
Full backstage crew list →- Released on March 06, 1996
- Golden Globe Awards (1997)
Winner - Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture.