Under Suspicion

Starring: Gene Hackman & Morgan Freeman Director: Stephen Hopkins  Rated:

DVD Features:

Audio:

• Dolby Digital 5.1

Additional Release Material:

• Audio Commentary - 1.Stephen Hopkins - Director
                               2.Morgan Freeman - Star
• Featurette - THE MAKING OF UNDER SUSPICION
• Trailers - 1.Original Theatrical Trailer

Text/Photo Galleries:

• Talent Files

Product Description:

Director Stephen Hopkins' (LOST IN SPACE) crime thriller is a remake of the 1981 French film GARDE À VUE, and is adapted from John William Wainwright's novel BRAINWASH. On the evening of the San Sebastian festival in San Juan, Puerto Rico, wealthy tax attorney Henry Hearst (Gene Hackman) is supposed to attend a charity ball with his lovely, much younger wife Chantal (Monica Belluci), but is called to police headquarters. The previous day, during his morning run, Hearst discovered the dead body of a 12-year-old girl. Captain Victor Benezet (Morgan Freeman) and the explosive young Detective Owens (Thomas Jane) say they merely want to clarify some details in Hearst's statement. However, when the questioning begins and Hearst stumbles over his answers, it is evident that the police suspect Hearst is involved. As the interrogation wears on, particulars of the prominent lawyer's personal life, and his complex relationship with his young wife are revealed. On the quest to discover Hearst's innocence or guilt, the film features tense duels between Hearst and Benezet, and an inventive retracing of events leading up to the murder while set against the lovely, exotic backdrop of San Juan.

Plot Synopsis:

Stephen Hopkins's UNDER SUSPICION stars Gene Hackman as a lawyer who finds the dead body of a murdered girl on his morning jog. He calls the police to report the tragedy, and a day later is called in to be interrogated as a suspect.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Mystery | Police | Serial Killers | Theatrical Release

Production Notes:

• IN THEATRES: SEPTEMBER 22, 2000 (NY/LA)
• Theatrical release: September 22, 2000
• Filmed on location in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
• One of Morgan Freeman's (Captain Victor Benezet) early acting jobs was playing "Easy Reader" on the children's educational television program THE ELECTRIC COMPANY, from 1971-1976.
• Freeman and Gene Hackman (Henry Hearst) worked together previously on Clint Eastwood's UNFORGIVEN--Hackman won his second Academy Award (for Best Supporting Actor) for his role as Sheriff Daggett.

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