Presumed Innocent [DVD] [1990]

Rich with ambiguity, this smooth adaptation of Scott Turow's bestselling mystery novel stars Harrison Ford as Rusty Sabich, the prosecuting attorney assigned to a case involving the murder of a beautiful, seductive lawyer (Greta Scacchi) with whom he'd been having a secret affair. After the investigation gets off to a slow start, damning evidence points to Rusty as the prime suspect. His career is destroyed when his superior and secondary suspect Raymond Horgan (Brian Dennehy) sets him up for the fall. Bonnie Bedelia plays Rusty's wife Barbara, who is not above suspicion herself. While Ford's performance rides a fine line between presumed innocence and possible guilt, director Alan J Pakula (All the President's Men) maintains a consistent tone of uncertainty that keeps the viewer guessing. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

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Presumed Innocent is a suspenseful whodunit, a sext thriller, a powerful courtroom drama and a dazzling vehicle for Harrisov Ford. He plays a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a co-worker (greta Scacchi) who is murdered. Soon after, he's accused of the crime. And his fight to clear his name becomes a whirlpool of lies and hidden passions. Brian Dennehy, Bonnie Bedelia, Raul julia and Paul Winfield co-star under the crackling direction of Alan J. Pakula (The Pelican Brief). Suspense master Pakula uses Scott Turow's best seller to examine the American legal system - discovering the sword of justice is double edged!