True Crime

Boozer, skirt chaser, careless father. You could create your own list of reporter Steve Everett's faults but there's no time. A San Quentin Death Row prisoner is slated to die at midnight – a man Everett has suddenly realized is innocent.

Cast

Clint Eastwood

as Steve Everett

Isaiah Washington

as Frank Louis Beechum

LisaGay Hamilton

as Bonnie Beechum

James Woods

as Alan Mann

Denis Leary

as Bob Findley

Bernard Hill

as Warden Luther Plunkitt

Diane Venora

as Barbara Everett

Michael McKean

as Réverend Shillerman

Michael Jeter

as Dale Porthouse

Mary McCormack

as Michelle Ziegler

Reviews

r96sk

Surprisingly straightforward, though <em>'True Crime'</em> is still very good. The lead performance of Clint Eastwood is enjoyable and he is supported ably by Isaiah Washington. There are a number of recognisable faces behind those two, namely Denis Leary, Michael McKean, James Woods and Bernard ...

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