

Information
Release DateMarch 6, 1996
Runtime2h 9m
StatusReleased
Budget$30M
Revenue$103M
ProductionParamount Pictures, Rysher Entertainment
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
7.7
3,559 votesPopularity7
Primal Fear
"Sooner or later, a man who wears two faces forgets which one is real."
Synopsis
An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room.
Cast & Crew
Director

Featured Cast

Richard Gere
Martin Vail

Laura Linney
Janet Venable

Edward Norton
Aaron/Roy Stampler

John Mahoney
Shaughnessy

Alfre Woodard
Shoat