![](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w1920_and_h800_multi_faces//a4f6y7gbMmMLrwzJZrwmcNmEBM1.jpg)
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/qJf2TzE8nRTFbFMPJNW6c8mI0KU.jpg)
Primal Fear (1996)
- R
- 04/03/1996 (US)
- Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- 2h 9m
Sooner or later, a man who wears two faces forgets which one is real.
Overview
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.
Gregory Hoblit
DirectorAnn Biderman
ScreenplayWilliam Diehl
NovelSteve Shagan
ScreenplayCast
![Richard Gere's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/i7wcBNmFldh2E4QInCvmv7CPSIR.jpg)
Richard Gere
Martin Vail![Laura Linney's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/ztQXGmNLzhDV22rAvcXzCG4d0cy.jpg)
Laura Linney
Janet Venable![Edward Norton's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/5XBzD5WuTyVQZeS4VI25z2moMeY.jpg)
Edward Norton
Aaron![John Mahoney's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/paVSw7Brdp6MKa2j4UPukA0KHs3.jpg)
John Mahoney
Shaughnessy![Alfre Woodard's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/erXesg092Pi7SHKEK2UHeimPPKf.jpg)
Alfre Woodard
Shoat![Frances McDormand's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/r0A7hZsM1zuavTr0jN7bwmBcliR.jpg)
Frances McDormand
Molly![Terry O'Quinn's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/kSweOGPprLe1vDvu38wJQaWIih7.jpg)
Terry O'Quinn
Yancy![Andre Braugher's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/2UgHJ2zUj83x2k8yS1WLKn5L9HV.jpg)