Under Suspicion
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Columbia TriStar  (2000) 110 mins R

6.4 (8,564 votes)
Old and wealthy lawyer Henry Hearst (Gene Hackman) reports finding a young girl dead on the beach. Police captain Victor Benezet (Morgan Freeman) who is assigned to the case knows Hearst from the past. He calls Hearst to the police station to clarify some of his statements. The interview was supposed to last for ten minutes but as the interview progresses Benezet beings to discover contradictions in Hearst’s story. Along with his partner Felix Ownes (Thomas Jane) he suspects that Hearst is possibly guilty of murder. As the grilling continues it becomes apparent though that he is hiding something more sinister. His young wife Chantal (Monica Bellucci) comes to the police station and helps Benezet to get to the depth of the ugly truth about her husband....

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Cast and Crew
Gene Hackman  ......  Henry Hearst
Morgan Freeman  ......  Captain Victor Benezet
Thomas Jane  ......  Detective Felix Owens
Monica Bellucci  ......  Chantal Hearst
Nydia Caro  ......  Isabella
Miguel Ángel Suárez  ......  Superintendent
Director  .....  Stephen Hopkins
Producer  .....  Stephen Hopkins; Ross Grayson Bell; Anne Marie Gillen
Writer  .....  Claude Miller; Jean Herman; John Wainwright
Cinematography  .....  Peter Levy
Musician  .....  BT
Notes
Goofs:
Factual errors: In Puerto Rico, 911 operators answer calls in Spanish, not English. (more)

Trivia:
Stephen Hopkins wanted to cast Monica Bellucci after watching Malèna (2000) while on an overseas flight. (more)

Filming Locations:
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Quotes:
nm0000151 Capt. Victor Benezet: Go home. Put on a funny hat. Do whatever it is morons do. (more)

Awards:
1 nomination (more)