Crime ·Drama ·Thriller · United States of America · 1989 · 1h 53m

An Innocent Man

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Director
Peter Yates
Cast
Tom Selleck as Jimmie Rainwood F. Murray Abraham as Virgil Cane Laila Robins as Kate Rainwood David Rasche as Detective Mike Parnell LBPD Todd Graff as Robby M.C. Gainey as Malcolm
Crew
William A. Fraker — Director of Photography Stephen A. Rotter — Editor William S. Scharf — Editor Howard Shore — Original Music Composer Larry Brothers — Screenplay Robert W. Cort — Producer
Tagline

Falsely accused. Unjustly convicted. Determined to survive on the inside. Demanding justice once he's on the outside.

Synopsis

Jimmie Rainwood was minding his own business when two corrupt police officers (getting an address wrong) burst into his house, expecting to find a major drug dealer. Rainwood is shot, and the officers frame him as a drug dealer. Rainwood is convicted of drug dealing, based on the perjured evidence of a police informant. Thrown into a seedy jail, fighting to prove his innocence is diffucult when he has to deal with the realities of prison life, where everyone claims they were framed.

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Mood & Themes
drug crimemistaken identitypolice corruptionwrongful arrestcrime investigationinnocent in jailinnocent suspect
Key Collaborators
Peter Yates Director William A. Fraker Director of Photography Stephen A. Rotter Editor William S. Scharf Editor Howard Shore Original Music Composer Larry Brothers Screenplay Robert W. Cort Producer Ted Field Producer Stuart Wurtzel Production Design Rita Ryack Costume Design
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