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Powerful, media-hungry Chicago defense attorney Martin Vail (Richard Gere) gets in over his head when he takes the case of an altar boy (Edward Norton making his film debut) accused of murdering an archbishop. His opponent for the prosecution is his former protege and lover Janet Venable (Laura Linney), who's out to make this her watershed case. A suspenseful courtroom with a truly unexpected ending, this drama is based on the novel by William Diehl.

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UPC0097363283270

eBay Product ID (ePID)3275326

Product Key Features

ActorRichard Gere, Edward Norton

RatingR

EditionSensormatic Security Tag

Movie/TV TitlePrimal Fear

DirectorGregory Hoblit

FormatDVD

Release Year1998

GenreDrama

Additional Product Features

Region CodeRegion 1

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureUSA

Display FormatSensormatic Security Tag

Signal StandardDvd

Leading RoleRichard Gere, Edward Norton

Release Date19981020

Film CountryUSA

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4.7

47 product ratings

38 users rated this 5 out of 5 stars
6 users rated this 4 out of 5 stars
1 users rated this 3 out of 5 stars
1 users rated this 2 out of 5 stars
1 users rated this 1 out of 5 stars

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by anjbmeister
Jun 10, 2024Top favorable review
Price good, but 'like new' it ain't - not with two fingerprints and a couple of light circular scratches. Doesn't count for much, but the case was a
Price good, but 'like new' it ain't - not with two fingerprints and a couple of light circular scratches. Doesn't count for much, but the case was a bit beat-up too. Should play fine, but my expectation of 'like new' is that every aspect has the attributes of ...like it was almost kinda-sorta new(ish).
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by chehamburger
Sep 06, 2016Top critical review
I think every Catholic should watch this!!!
Ya!! they're priests that are very sexually SICK. No wife, so lets MASTURBATE.. The Catholic church is sick, and no one is stepping up to fix it. Having young people have sex, so the priest can GET OFF, is what that church has come to. The courts passed a law about not going back past 1985 on sexual miss conduct to protect the BAD priest from a array of SIN!!! NOW whats the Catholic church up to next. NO!! you can't eat your way into heaven, by eating communion wafers. MAYBE some day te catholic church will figure that one out, I TRULY HOPE SO!! JIM
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by randotencats47
Feb 11, 2019
"Primal Fear" is a silly titla for this great movie
DVD is in excellent condition. I consider this movie a valuable addition to my collection. Edward Norton is an outstanding actor and this is probably his first well-known performance.
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by pebu_2658
Jun 13, 2023
Title really doesn't give you an indication as to what the movie is about.
Such a good thriller movie with lots of surprises!
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by 7VmpbQKkToW@Deleted
Mar 19, 2016
Ed Norton is Brilliant!!!!!
This is a great thriller wonderfully acted by Norton and Gere. It you have not seen this, you have a great revelation in sight. I highly recommend.
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by groban4evr
Nov 19, 2019
Suspense combined with great acting.
One of the best movies ever. Keeps the viewer on the edge of their seat in suspence. Also terrific acting by Edward Norton.
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by jimrolf
Apr 26, 2019
Great movie
The interplay between these two outstanding actors is great. It's an outstanding story and the presentation is intense. I watch it over and over - it's that good.
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by tilliemae23
Feb 02, 2021
Excellent movie!!!
My husband told me I needed to see this movie and he was right!!! One of the best movies I’ve seen in a while. So glad I got it!!
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by betsywarrior53
Jan 19, 2021
Movie with a BIG twist!!
This movie has twists you won’t see coming! Great movie!!
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by sideshowt
Mar 04, 2017
I'm sorry I got this movie.
The movie is pretty suspenseful! Quite the twist! I would have enjoyed it more and my rating would be higher if it wasn't for the nude scene and the sexual subject matter. I really could have done without either one. Without those two things, the movie would have been better, it would have been quite the movie!
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