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Suspect

Suspect

She's a lawyer who broke two laws of her profession... Never get involved with a juror and don't look for clues in dangerous places.

Genres

CrimeDramaThriller

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When a Supreme Court judge commits suicide and his secretary is found murdered, all fingers point to Carl Anderson, a homeless veteran who's deaf and mute. But when public defender Kathleen Riley is assigned to his case, she begins to believe that Anderson may actually be innocent. Juror Eddie Sanger, a Washington lobbyist, agrees, and together the pair begins their own investigation of events.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$18782400

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

121 mins

Rating

6.564/10

Release Date

23 October 1987

Country

United States of America

Cast

Cher

Cher

Kathleen Riley

Dennis Quaid

Dennis Quaid

Eddie Sanger

Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson

Carl Wayne Anderson

John Mahoney

John Mahoney

Judge Matthew Bishop Helms

Joe Mantegna

Joe Mantegna

Charlie Stella

Philip Bosco

Philip Bosco

Paul Gray

E. Katherine Kerr

E. Katherine Kerr

Grace Comisky

Fred Melamed

Fred Melamed

Morty Rosenthal

Bill Cobbs

Bill Cobbs

Judge Franklin

Richard Gant

Richard Gant

Everett Bennett

Lisbeth Bartlett

Lisbeth Bartlett

Marilyn

Michael Beach

Michael Beach

Parking Lot Attendant

Paul D'Amato

Paul D'Amato

Michael

Gregory McKinney

Gregory McKinney

Plainclothes Cop

Myra Taylor

Myra Taylor

April

Robert V. Walsh

Robert V. Walsh

Club Congressman

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