Presumed Innocent
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Warner Bros.  (1990) 127 mins R

6.8 (10,835 votes)
Deputy Prosecutor, Rusty Sabich (Harrison Ford), has a great career ahead of him. He has a wife (Bonnie Bedelia) and kids at home, but he is drawn into a steamy affair with co-worker Carolyn Polhemus (Greta Scacchi). When she winds up dead, the DA (Brian Dennehey) asks Sabich to look into the crime, but the more he does the more he himself is implicated in her murder. The DA officially charges Sabich with the crime and it is up to his attorney (Raul Julia) to prove his innocence. As they look into Polhemus’ murder, they find that everyone is a suspect. The fight to clear his name and save his life is completely thrilling and will leave you guessing until the very last minute....

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Cast and Crew
Harrison Ford  ......  Rusty Sabich
Raul Julia  ......  Sandy Stern
Greta Scacchi  ......  Carolyn Polhemus
Brian Dennehy  ......  Raymond Horgan
Bonnie Bedelia  ......  Barbara Sabich
Paul Winfield  ......  Judge Larren Lyttle
Director  .....  Alan J. Pakula
Producer  .....  Sydney Pollack; Mark Rosenberg
Writer  .....  Alan J. Pakula; Frank Pierson; Scott Turow
Cinematography  .....  Gordon Willis
Musician  .....  John Williams
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: When Rusty is dining with his wife and son in the restaurant he asks his son, who is holding a glass of milk, a question. His son answers immediately holding his knife and fork. It also happens the other way round when the son speaks to his father. (more)

Trivia:
The ending was given away in an episode of "The Kids in the Hall" (1988). (more)

Filming Locations:
Allendale, New Jersey, USA (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Rusty Sabich: [voiceover] I'm a prosecutor. I'm part of the business of accusing, judging and punishing. I explore the evidence of a crime and determine who is charged, who is brought to this room to be tried before his peers. I present my evidence to the jury and they deliberate upon it. They must determine what really happened. If they cannot, we will not know whether the accused deserves to be freed or should be punished. If they cannot find the truth, what is our hope of justice?
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination (more)