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List Price: $12.98 | | Label: Warner Home Video
Salesrank: 17614
Released: June 22, 1999 |
| Our Price: $4.21 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Based on a true story that occured on the 1930s. A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend a hard-core prisoninmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.
Murder in the First (Snap Case) Reviews:
Amazing Movie 
2009-11-14 - MURDER IN THE FIRST is one of the movies you want in your library. Kevin Bacon gives the performance of a lifetime. He should have won the Oscar that year but it was released at the wrong time. Tom Hanks won that year.
How many sides does a coin have? 
2009-10-30 - One side: this is a good gripping court room and prison movie with outstanding actors (Slater, Bacon, Oldman, Macy, Dourif; not to forget Kyra Sedgwick in a brilliant but somehow frustrating `4 minutes'...). Bacon has killed a fellow inmate in Alcatraz and stands trial for murder in the first degree. Slater takes on the hopeless case, his first, and turns it around. The real killer is the system.
Allegedly based on a true story. It is said that the court proceedings led to an investigation of the prison procedures, the shut-down of some of its facilities, and the eviction of the `managing director' of the outfit.
Unbelievable how many faces of evil Oldman can assume.
The other side: the real biography of Bacon's character seems to have been dramatically different, rather not the harmless petty criminal that is portrayed in the film. The real story seems to have been a different one as well.
Does that matter? No, if you just watch it as above average entertainment. Yes, if you get the impression that there is a message here.
The message can still be right, but if it is built on tofu rather than solid rocks, I lose some of my positive attitude.
What made me watch it? As so often, I have no better reason than that the DVD was there... And I like court movies.
good movie
2009-10-17 - This is a good movie. True story early 30's,
acting great. I stayed glued to it. prison guard's totally cruel in that time period. Man was in total darkness for 3 years.
Truly fantastic!
2009-08-03 - I have looked for this movie for years. Watched it as a teen and when I finally found it here I was ecstatic. The movie arrived sooner than the estimated time and the picture and sound were great. My 11 year old son even enjoyed it although there were a couple of scenes we had to "fast forward" through. Thank you.
murder in the first
2009-01-25 - murder in the first might be an old movie,but, it is still a great movie. the friendship between christan slater and kevin bacon in the movie is the center of the story. filmed in alcatraz and news clips from the 1930's brings the story alive. it's a great movie with a satisfying finish at the end.
