Summary:
Wealthy, brilliant, and meticulous Ted Crawford, a structural engineer in Los Angeles, shoots his wife and entraps her lover. He signs a confession; at the arraignment, he asserts his rights to represent himself and asks the court to move immediately to trial. The prosecutor is Willy Beachum, a hotshot who's soon to join a fancy civil-law firm, told by everyone it's an open and shut case. Crawford sees Beachum's weakness, the hairline fracture of his character: Willy's a winner. The engineer sets in motion a clockwork crime with all the objects moving in ways he predicts.
| Runtime: | 113 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for language and some violent content. |
| Production: | New Line Cinema |
| Genres: | Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime |
| Countries: | USA, Germany |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Aug 14, 2007 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Gregory Hoblit | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Daniel Pyne | Story |
| Glenn Gers | Screenplay |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Anthony Hopkins | Ted Crawford |
| David Strathairn | DA Joe Lobruto |
| Ryan Gosling | Willy Beachum |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Billy Burke | Lt. Robert 'Rob' Nunally |
| Bob Gunton | Judge Gardner |
| Cliff Curtis | Detective Flores |
| Embeth Davidtz | Jennifer Crawford |
| Fiona Shaw | Judge Robinson |
| Gary Cervantes | Ciro |
| Josh Stamberg | Norman Foster |
| Judith Scott | Resident |
| Petrea Burchard | Dr. Marion Kang |
| Rosamund Pike | Nikki Gardner |
| Xander Berkeley | Judge Moran |
| Zoe Kazan | Mona |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Beverly J. Graf | Associate Producer |
| Charles Weinstock | Producer |
| Hawk Koch | Executive Producer |
| Liz Glotzer | Executive Producer |
| Louise Rosner | Co-Producer |
| Michael Disco | Associate Producer |
| Samuel J. Brown | Associate Producer |
| Toby Emmerich | Executive Producer |
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