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Jul 27, 1990 · "Presumed Innocent" has at its core one of the most fundamental fears of civilized man: the fear of being found guilty of a crime one did not commit. That fear is at the heart of more than half of Hitchcock's films, and it is one reason they work for all kinds of audiences.
Presumed Innocent is a 1990 American legal thriller film based on the 1987 novel of the same name by Scott Turow. Directed by Alan J. Pakula, and written by Pakula and Frank Pierson, it stars Harrison Ford, Brian Dennehy, Raúl Juliá, Bonnie Bedelia, Paul Winfield and Greta Scacchi.
The presumption of innocence is a legal principle that every person accused of any crime is considered innocent until proven guilty. Under the presumption of innocence, the legal burden of proof is thus on the prosecution, which must present compelling evidence to the trier of fact (a judge or a jury ).
In the novel, Rusty Sabich, a hotshot prosecutor, slows the investigation into the horrific murder of his colleague, Carolyn Polhemus, to hide their brief affair. After the lack of resolution costs...
A fundamental principle behind the right to a fair trial is that every person should be presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. Many people who are accused of crimes will ultimately be found innocent.
May 22, 2024 · Based on the bestselling 1987 novel by Scott Turow, the drama follows a “horrific murder that upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney’s office when one of its own is suspected of a crime,” per a...
May 1, 2024 · Chief deputy prosecutor Rusty Sabich (played by Gyllenhaal) is suspected of the crime, and the adaptation promises to explore how obsession, sex, politics, and power collide with the limits of love all while the accused battles to keep his family and marriage from falling apart.
