Sooner or later, a man who wears two faces forgets which one is real.
Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that what appeared a simple case takes on a darker, more dangerous aspect.
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Contemporary, classical in form, grave and earnest.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- warmbleak
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Cast
- Richard GereMartin Vail
- Laura LinneyJanet Venable
- Edward NortonAaron / Roy Stampler
- John MahoneyShaughnessy
- Alfre WoodardShoat
- Frances McDormandMolly
- Terry O'QuinnYancy
- Andre BraugherGoodman
- Steven BauerPinero
- Joe SpanoStenner
Crew
- Gregory HoblitDirector
- Steve ShaganScreenplay
- Ann BidermanScreenplay
- William DiehlNovel
- Michael ChapmanDirector of Photography
- James Newton HowardOriginal Music Composer
- David RosenbloomEditor
- Gary LucchesiProducer
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