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Guilty as Sin ()

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A female lawyer takes an accused wife-murderer as a client, but finds herself morally compelled to betray him one way or another.
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Jennifer Haines
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David Edgar Greenhill
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Phil Garson
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Moe Plimpton
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Judge D. Tompkins
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Prosecutor DiAngelo
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Emily, Jennifer's Assistant
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Nolan, Greenhill's Doorman
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Lt. Bernard Martinez
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Caniff
James Blendick ...
McMartin
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D.A. Heath
Christina Grace ...
Miriam Langford (as Christina Baren)
Lynne Cormack ...
Esther Rothman
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Kathleen Bigelow
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Mr. Loo
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Ed Lombardo
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Ray Schiff
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Judge Steinberg
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Agent Ken Powell
Chris Benson ...
Arraignment Judge
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Rosalie, Receptionist
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Clerk
Brigit Wilson ...
Rita Greenhill
Alberto De Rosa ...
Plasterer
Yanira Contreras ...
Woman at Cleaners
Shelley Young ...
Woman at Supper Club
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Postal Supervisor
Peter Blais ...
Handwriting Expert
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Lab Technician
Lili Francks ...
Nurse
Roland Rothchild ...
Intern
Jack Newman ...
Jury Foreman
Gene Mack ...
Security Guard
Tom Quinn ...
Squash Player
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Monica Chattaway ...
Court Reporter (uncredited)

Directed by

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Sidney Lumet

Written by

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Larry Cohen ... (written by)

Produced by

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Don Carmody ... executive producer
Lilith Jacobs ... associate producer
Jolene Moroney ... associate producer
Martin Ransohoff ... producer
Bob Robinson ... executive producer

Music by

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Howard Shore

Cinematography by

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Andrzej Bartkowiak ... director of photography

Editing by

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Evan A. Lottman

Editorial Department

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Rosmary Conte ... first assistant editor: Toronto
Sheila Moloney ... second assistant editor
Elizabeth Schwartz ... first assistant editor: New York

Casting By

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Lynn Stalmaster

Production Design by

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Philip Rosenberg

Set Decoration by

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Enrico Campana

Costume Design by

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Gary Jones

Makeup Department

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Jay Cannistraci ... makeup artist
Patricia Green ... key makeup artist
Marsha Lewis ... hair stylist
Ann Masterson ... makeup artist: Ms. DeMornay (as Ann Lee Masterson)
Jennifer Bower O'Halloran ... kay hair stylist (as Jennifer Bower)
Nick Troiano ... hair stylist

Production Management

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Joyce Kozy King ... production manager
Cindy Morton ... production supervisor
Miguel Ángel Poveda ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Megan Banning ... third assistant director
Tom Quinn ... second assistant director
Martin Walters ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Guenter Bartlik ... scenic artist
J. Tracy Budd ... property master
Mike Lotosky ... construction foreman
Linda McClelland ... buyer
Richard Reseigne ... construction coordinator
Gordon White ... assistant art director
Dan Wladyka ... lead man
Bill Wood ... set dresser

Sound Department

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Ron Bochar ... supervising sound editor
Kristine Bulakowski ... assistant adr editor
Bruce Carwardine ... production sound mixer
Kam Chan ... assistant sound editor
Frank Kern ... foley editor
Jane McCulley ... adr editor
Ken Porter ... boom operator
Richard Portman ... re-recording mixer
Bruce Pross ... foley editor
Fred Rosenberg ... dialogue editor
Steven Visscher ... foley editor

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Martin Malivoire ... special effects coordinator
Bob Hall ... special effects key (uncredited)
Mark Lawton ... special effects (uncredited)
Dean Stewart ... special effects technician (uncredited)

Stunts

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Mark Brunzell ... stunts
Shelley Cook ... stunts
Jamie Jones ... stunts
Steve Lucescu ... stunt rigger
Dwayne McLean ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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David Crone ... camera operator (as Dave Crone)
Tony Eldridge ... best boy electric
Glen Goodchild ... dolly grip
Wayne Goodchild ... key grip
Kerry Hayes ... still photographer
Chris Holmes ... gaffer
Eric Holmes ... rigging gaffer
Roy Irvine ... rigging grip
Steve Klys ... best boy grip
Thom Ryan ... first assistant camera
Dave Sheridan ... second assistant camera (as Dave C. Sheridan)

Casting Department

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Stuart Aikins ... casting: Canada
Donna Dupere ... extras casting
William Haines ... casting assistant
David H. Kramer ... adr voice casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Sue Gandy ... assistant costume designer
Margaret Mohr ... assistant costume designer
Gregory B. Peña ... set costumer (uncredited)

Location Management

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Beth Boigon ... location manager
Liam Kiernan ... asst location manager

Music Department

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Suki Buchman ... music editor
James P. Nichols ... music engineer (as James Nichols)
John Moses ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Susanna David ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Norm Henderson ... transportation coordinator
Nick Sweetman ... driver captain

Additional Crew

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Bran Ferren ... title designer
Khyati Holman ... craft service
Sara Holmes ... assistant accountant
Sarah Hughes ... production secretary
Wendi Laski ... unit publicist
Cyril O'Neill ... assistant to producer
Lisa Rodgers ... post coordinator
Elaine Thurston ... production accountant
Paul Guyot ... stand-in: Don Johnson (uncredited)
Philip Nemy ... production executive (uncredited)
Bill Timoney ... adr loop group (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Plot Summary

A man accused of murdering his wife approaches a hotshot female criminal attorney to take his case. The man is a self-professed womaniser, and his alleged motive would be the large sum of money his wife left him. The attorney begins to have second thoughts about representing him when he starts making it look like they're having an affair and tells her things she can't reveal because of lawyer/client privilege, so she starts her own investigation of him, which threatens her career and the safety of her friends and herself. Written by Ed Sutton

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Taglines She's finally met her match. He's handsome, wealthy, seductive. A Real Lady Killer. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Beyond Innocence (United Kingdom)
  • L'avocat du diable (France)
  • Jenseits der Unschuld (Germany)
  • El abogado del diablo (Spain)
  • L'advocat del diable (Spain, Catalan title)
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Runtime
  • 107 min
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Budget $12,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia The French title for this film was "L'Avocat du Diable" which translates into the English language as "The Devil's Advocate". See more »
Goofs Jennifer Haines (Rebecca De Mornay) is having dinner with her friend, Moe (Jack Warden). He fills her plate with spaghetti and sits down with the serving dish. His plate is clearly empty. In the next two shots, he has a full plate of food. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Made in America/Menace II Society/Cliffhanger/Hot Shots! Part Deux/The Long Day Closes (1993). See more »
Quotes [Moe is sitting in his desk, smoking while working. Suddenly, the door opens and David Greenhill enters]
Moe: Well, what can I do for you?
David Greenhill: Well, I thought I might be able to... help you out with that little biography you've been writing about me. You know, maybe help fill in some of the gaps.
Moe: Why would I be interested in you?
David Greenhill: 'Cause I'm a remarkable fellow, Moe. You've never met anyone quite like me before.
[David looks up places]
David Greenhill: God, places like these are bad for my allergies.
Moe: Well, I don't like to throw things away.
David Greenhill: Yeah, well, Moe, sometimes you got to get rid of the old to make way for the new. You know what I mean? I mean, let's face it. Old people, they just kind of clutter up the world. You know what I mean? They walk too slow and they talk too slow... and they drive too slow and they're always in the friggin' way. Trying to remind you about how things used to be. Pain in the butt, really.
Moe: If you're looking for your file, I... had it copied and put in the safe-deposit box.
David Greenhill: No. Not you, Moe. No computer, no fax, no Xerox. Mm-mm. You wouldn't have that trash in your office. Nope. It's in here somewhere.
Moe: Well, feel free to look around. I'll be back in the morning.
David Greenhill: Well, if you're gonna help me look for it, then this whole friggin' places gotta go.
[Moe turns to David]
David Greenhill: Damn firetrap anyway. See, the way I see it, you were working late one night, and you fell asleep with one of them cigars in your hand. Stray ash... fell off and caught those newspapers on fire. You were overcome by smoke. It's better than wasting away in a hospital day after day, don't you think, Moe? I mean, really.
Moe: What?
[using a cigarette lighter, David lights a newspaper, and uses it to burn every file on the desk]
Moe: What the...
[David continues to burn the files]
Moe: Crazy! Crazy animal!
[David destroys all papers everywhere in the office]
Moe: Damn crazy lunatic! What the hell are you doing?
[David knocks Moe unconscious with a phone book. The whole office is on fire. David exits the office and walk out of the building. The flames blow out of the windows and explode in the upper floor]
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