Murder in the First

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

This shocking prison drama was inspired by a true story. In 1938, Henri Young (Kevin Bacon), sentenced to Alcatraz for stealing $5, attempted to escape from prison with three other prisoners. One of the escapees was captured, and to curry favor with Warden Glenn (Gary Oldman), he informed on the others. Young was soon brought back to custody, and was to be punished by spending 19 days in solitary confinement. Nineteen days stretched into three years, in which Young was kept in a pit with no light, no toilet, no furniture, and nothing to read. Young emerged from solitary a vengeful madman, and he quickly murdered the convict who turned him in. Young was put on trial for the killing, and assigned a first-time public defender, James Stamphill (Christian Slater). Stamphill was horrified by Young's tales of the conditions at Alcatraz, and he used them as the basis of his defense for his client, believing that anyone would be driven to madness and murder if they had been treated the same way as Young. Murder in the First also features Embeth Davidtz, William H. Macy, Brad Dourif, and R. Lee Ermey. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
• Screen: Pan and Scan, Color, Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Subtitle: English, French
• Features:
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AWARDS

• Broadcast Film Critics Association

•     Won Best Actor - 1995 (Kevin Bacon)

• Screen Actors Guild

•     Nominated Best Supporting Actor - 1995 (Kevin Bacon)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Director:

  Marc Rocco

• Producer:

  Marc Frydman, Mark Wolper

• Screenwriter:

  Dan Gordon

• Cinematographer:

  Fred Murphy

• Composer (Music Score):

  Christopher Young

• Musical Direction/Supervision:

  Ed White

• Editor:

  Russell Livingstone

• Production Designer:

  Kirk M. Petruccelli

• Art Director:

  Michael Rizzo

• Co-producer:

  Deborah Lee

• Associate Producer:

  Philip McKeon

• Executive Producer:

  Marc Rocco, David L. Wolper

• Set Designer:

  Greg Grande

• Costume Designer:

  Sylvia Vega-Vasquez

• Makeup:

  Lisa Rocco

• Special Effects:

  Kevin McCarthy

• Casting:

  Mary Jo Slater