Directed by:
William FriedkinScreenplay:
William FriedkinCinematography:
Robert D. YeomanComposer:
Ennio MorriconeCast:
Michael Biehn, Alex McArthur, Nicholas Campbell, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, John Harkins, Richard J. Baskin, Art LaFleur, Billy Green Bush (more)Plots(1)
A young district attorney is assigned to prosecute a serial killer, against his convictions. What results is a courtroom drama centering on the insanity plea of the killer and an examination of the relationship between psychiatry and the law. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Michael Biehn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/753/162753573_73eb9b.jpg)
Michael Biehn
USA
Best movies:
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Aliens (1986)
The Terminator (1984)
Alex McArthur
USA
Best movies:
Madonna: Celebration: The Video Collection (2009) (video compilation)
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
Kiss the Girls (1997)
![Nicholas Campbell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/526/162526068_fe2485.jpg)
Nicholas Campbell
Canada
Best movies:
Cinderella Man (2005)
The Omen (1976)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
![Deborah Van Valkenburgh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/473/473498_8bee89.jpg)
Deborah Van Valkenburgh
USA
Best movies:
The Warriors (1979)
The Devil's Rejects (2005)
Rampage (1987)
![John Harkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/746/161746350_11c7a6.jpg)
John Harkins
USA
Best movies:
Griffin and Phoenix: A Love Story (1976) (TV movie)
Being There (1979)
Birdy (1984)
Richard J. Baskin
Best movies:
Rampage (1987)
![Art LaFleur](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/377/377070_a4082e.jpg)
Art LaFleur
USA
Best movies:
Maverick (1994)
Who Will Love My Children? (1983) (TV movie)
The Sandlot (1993)
![Billy Green Bush](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/421/421330_9aacfb.jpg)
Billy Green Bush
USA
Best movies:
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
The Jericho Mile (1979) (TV movie)
Five Easy Pieces (1970)
![Royce D. Applegate](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/121/162121804_76f5bf.jpg)
Royce D. Applegate
USA
Best movies:
Rain Man (1988)
Seabiscuit (2003)
The Blue and the Gray (1982) (series)
![Grace Zabriskie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274115_7ab1f4.jpg)
Grace Zabriskie
USA
Best movies:
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
East of Eden (1981) (series)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
Edward Ivory
Best movies:
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Rampage (1987)
Nine Months (1995)
Roy London
USA
Dave Alan Johnson
USA
Best movies:
Rampage (1987)
Night of the Creeps (1986)
In Love and War (1987) (TV movie)
Joseph Whipp
USA
Best movies:
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
Magnum Force (1973)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Chip Heller
Best movies:
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Space: Above and Beyond (1995) (series)
The Deliberate Stranger (1986) (TV movie)
Patrick Cronin
USA
Best movies:
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Brave New World (1980) (TV movie)
The Cartier Affair (1984) (TV movie)
![Andy Romano](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/504/161504364_006589.jpg)
Andy Romano
Best movies:
The Fugitive (1993)
Pump Up the Volume (1990)
Columbo (1971) (series)
![Donald Hotton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/762/161762504_019f79.jpg)
Donald Hotton
Best movies:
Dances with Wolves (1990)
Up in Smoke (1978)
The China Syndrome (1979)
Carlos Palomino
Mexico
Best movies:
Rampage (1987)
Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
Criminal Hearts (1995)
Whit Hertford
USA
Best movies:
Jurassic Park (1993)
The Addams Family (1991)
Beaches (1988)