Boozer, skirt chaser, careless father. You could create your own list of reporter Steve Everett's faults but there's no time. A San Quentin Death Row prisoner is slated to die at midnight – a man Everett has suddenly realized is innocent.
Acting
Eastwood's sweaty desperation, Woods' slimy editor—chef's kiss.
Direction
Eastwood tightens the noose scene by scene; pure procedural dread.
Editing
Real-time tension that actually respects your intelligence.
Director
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Steve Everett
Isaiah Washington
Frank Louis Beechum
LisaGay Hamilton
Bonnie Beechum
James Woods
Alan Mann
Denis Leary
Bob Findley
Bernard Hill
Warden Luther Plunkitt
Diane Venora
Barbara Everett
Michael McKean
Réverend Shillerman
Michael Jeter
Dale Porthouse
Mary McCormack
Michelle Ziegler
Hattie Winston
Mrs. Russel
Penny Bae Bridges
Gail Beechum
Francesca Eastwood
Kate Everett
John Finn
Reedy
Laila Robins
Patricia Findley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Eastwood filmed at actual San Quentin death row; some extras were real prison staff.
Released during the late-90s true crime boom, it predicted our obsession with 'wrong man' narratives before podcasts existed.
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