Murder in the First
“The trial that brought down Alcatraz.”
A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.
Genres
Crime, Drama
Studio
Wolper Organization
Language
en
Status
Released
How Murder in the First performed
Budget
$20.0M
Worldwide Gross
$29.5M
Gross Profit
$9.5M
Return
1.5× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$5M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Crime) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
James Stamphill
Christian Slater
James Stamphill
Henri Young
Kevin Bacon
Henri Young
Associate Milton Glenn
Gary Oldman
Associate Milton Glenn
Mary McCasslin
Embeth Davidtz
Mary McCasslin
Bill McNeill
William H. Macy
Bill McNeill
Mr. Henkin
Stephen Tobolowsky
Mr. Henkin
Byron Stamphill
Brad Dourif
Byron Stamphill
Blanche
Kyra Sedgwick
Blanche
Rosetta Young
Mia Kirshner
Rosetta Young
Judge Clawson
R. Lee Ermey
Judge Clawson
Warden James Humson
Stefan Gierasch
Warden James Humson
Prison Guard's Wife
Mary Mackey
Prison Guard's Wife
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