Criminal Law
Criminal Law is a 1988 American legal thriller film directed by Martin Campbell and starring Gary Oldman and Kevin Bacon. It received generally negative reviews.
Plot
Gary Oldman plays Ben Chase, a brash young defense attorney whose success is built on his willingness to manipulate the judicial system for the benefit of his clients. In spite of his career success as an attorney, Ben is starting to show signs of serious alcoholism. When he successfully defends Martin Thiel, the scion of a wealthy, prominent family, against a murder charge, the game turns on him.
More details
| author | Mark Kasdan |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Boston |
| director | Martin Campbell |
| events | serial killer |
| genre | crime thriller |
| keywords | alcoholism brash defense attorney force game judicial system lure manipulate manipulation murder charge |
| musicBy | Jerry Goldsmith |
| producer | Hilary Dwyer Robert MacLean |
| publisher | Hemdale Film Corporation |
| theme | independent legal legal thriller neo-noir serial killer |