- Country: USA
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Release: 1996-04-03
- Director: Gregory Hoblit
- Writers: William Diehl , Steve Shagan , Ann Biderman
- Language: English | Spanish
- Stars: Richard Gere , Laura Linney , Edward Norton , Edward Norton , John Mahoney (I) , Alfre Woodard , Frances McDormand , Terry O’Quinn , Andre Braugher , Steven Bauer , Joe Spano
- Runtime: 129 min
- Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 10 wins & 12 nominations total
- AKA: Schegge di paura (Italy) , Primal Fear (South Africa) , Zwielicht (Austria) , 真実の行方 (Japan) , Avocatul diavolului (Romania) , İlk korku (Turkey) , Et spørsmål om skyld (Norway) , Primal Fear (Sweden) , Primal Fear (Netherlands the) , Първичен страх (Bulgaria) , Zwielicht (Germany) , Primal Fear (United Kingdom) , Primal Fear (Singapore) , As Duas Faces de um Crime (Brazil) , Primal Fear (Egypt) , Ürghirm (Estonia) , A Raiz do Medo (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Первобытный страх (Russian Federation) , Terreur extrême (Canada) , Primal Fear (Ecuador) , Primal Fear (Philippines) , Primal Fear (Denmark) , Fovos enstiktou (Greece) , Primal Fear (Thailand) , Pahud Rishoni (Israel) , Primal Fear (United States of America) , La raíz del miedo (Mexico) , Primal Fear (India) , La verdad desnuda (Argentina) , Alaston pelko (Finland) , Primal Fear (Canada) , Peur primale (France, French Republic) , Φόβος ενστίκτου (Greece) , Legbelső félelem (Hungary) , Исконски страх (Serbia) , Las dos caras de la verdad (Spain) , 驚悚 (Taiwan) , Primal Fear , Primal Fear (Hong Kong) , Izvirni strah (Slovenia) , Les dues cares de la veritat (Spain) , Primal Fear (India) , Lęk pierwotny (Poland) , Pirmykšte baime (Lithuania) , Primal Fear (Australia) , Первісний страх (Ukraine) , Iskonski strah (Croatia) , Primal Fear (Indonesia) , Primal Fear (United Arab Emirates) , 프라이멀 피어 (Korea)
- Plot:
An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room. The intensity builds when a surprise twist alters everyone’s perception of the crime.
- IMDB:tt0117381
Primal Fear Cast · · · ALL
Gregory Hoblit
Director
Richard Gere
Martin Vail
Laura Linney
Janet Venable
Edward Norton
Aaron
John Mahoney
(I)
Shaughnessy
Alfre Woodard
Shoat
Frances McDormand
Molly
Terry O’Quinn
Yancy
Andre Braugher
Goodman
Steven Bauer
Pinero
Joe Spano
Stenner
Tony Plana
Martinez
Stanley Anderson
Rushman
Maura Tierney
Naomi
Jon Seda
Alex
Reg Rogers
Connerman
Kenneth Tigar
Weil
Brian Reddy
Woodside
Christopher Carroll
M.C.
Wendy Cutler
Lou
Mary Ann Childers
WBBM Anchor
Lester Holt
WBBM Anchor
Greg Bronson
Banquet Patron (uncredited)
Kyle Colerider-Krugh
Postman
Randall Slavin
Young Boy
Turk Muller
Precinct Jailer