Murder in the First
Overview
1995 in film
-Top grossing films:-Events:* March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris by Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg.* March 28 - Actress Julia Roberts and singer Lyle Lovett announce their plans for separation....
film, directed by Marc Rocco
Marc Rocco
Marc Rocco was an American film director, film producer and screenwriter.He was born in Los Angeles, California, to Harvey King and Sandra Elaine Garrett...
, about a petty criminal named Henri Young
Henri Young
Henri Theodore Young was a prisoner at Alcatraz who attempted to escape with two other inmates, Arthur Barker and Rufus McCain and is best known for being the main character in the movie Murder in the First....
(portrayed by Kevin Bacon
Kevin Bacon
Kevin Norwood Bacon is an American film and theater actor whose notable roles include Animal House, Diner, Footloose, Flatliners, Wild Things, A Few Good Men, JFK, Apollo 13, Mystic River, The Woodsman, Trapped, Friday the 13th, Hollow Man, Tremors, Death Sentence, Frost/Nixon, Crazy, Stupid, Love....
) who is put on trial for murder in the first degree.
As a 17-year-old orphan, Henri Young steals $5.00 from a grocery store to feed himself and his little sister, both of whom are destitute. He is apprehended by the store clerk, and his sister is sent to an orphanage
Orphanage
An orphanage is a residential institution devoted to the care of orphans – children whose parents are deceased or otherwise unable or unwilling to care for them...
.
Quotations
They locked him up. They crushed his spirit. But they couldn't hide the truth.
One was condemned. The other was determined. Two men whose friendship gave them the will to take on the system.
The trial that brought down Alcatraz.
"I accuse Alcatraz of crimes against humanity." - The lawyer"I was a weapon, but I ain't no killer." - The accused"I am not on trial here." - The warden
One broke his silence. The other broke the system.