An American attorney on business in China is wrongfully arrested and put on trial for murder, with a female defense lawyer from the country the only key to proving his innocence.
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Cast verified as complete
| Richard Gere | ... |
Jack Moore
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| Bai Ling | ... |
Shen Yuelin
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| Bradley Whitford | ... |
Bob Ghery
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| Byron Mann | ... |
Lin Dan
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| Peter Donat | ... |
David McAndrews
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| Robert Stanton | ... |
Ed Pratt
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| Tsai Chin | ... |
Chairman Xu
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| James Hong | ... |
Lin Shou
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| Tzi Ma | ... |
Li Cheng
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Ulrich Matschoss | ... |
Gerhardt Hoffman
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| Richard Venture | ... |
Ambassador Reed
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Jessey Meng | ... |
Hong Ling
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| Roger Yuan | ... |
Huan Minglu
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Chi Yu Li | ... |
General Hong
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Henry O | ... |
Procurator General Yang
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Jia Yao Li | ... |
Director Liu
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Yukun Lu | ... |
Director Liu's Associate
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| Robert Lin | ... |
Director Liu's Interpreter
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Steve Mitchell Beebe | ... |
Disco D.J.
(as Steve Beebe)
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De Zhong Wei | ... |
Beijing Opera Performer
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Grace Zhan | ... |
Beijing Opera Performer
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Yvonne Wang | ... |
Disco Waitress
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Qiang Gao | ... |
P.S.B. Captain
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Xiao-Hua Gao | ... |
P.S.B. Arresting Officer
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Hans Hanbo Cui | ... |
Prison Guard
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Wang Yao | ... |
PSB Arresting Officer
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Xiao Yang Gu | ... |
Prison Guard
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Ping Zong | ... |
Captain Feng
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Lei Yin | ... |
Feng's Assistant
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Paul Chen | ... |
Visitor's Room Official
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Jeffrey Dong | ... |
Prison Doctor
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Ruichao Jian | ... |
Yuelin's Aide
(as Rui Chao Jian)
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| Daxing Zhang | ... |
Procurator Ma
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Yi Wang Ding | ... |
Prosecutor Ma's Assistant
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Lily L. Lin | ... |
People's Housewife Assessor
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Mike Wu | ... |
People's Accountant Assessor
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Yang Bing | ... |
Male Court Interpreter
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Hua Wahrman | ... |
Female Court Interpreter
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| Ming Lo | ... |
Medical Examiner
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| Ken Leung | ... |
Peng
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Baifang Liu | ... |
Chinese T.V. Reporter
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Danny Wang | ... |
P.S.B. Escort
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Kenny Ki | ... |
Guard at Hotel Door
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Jack Huang | ... |
Guard at Phone Center
(as Jack C. Huang)
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Mei-Juin Chen | ... |
Phone Clerk
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Hui Jin Zheng | ... |
Phone Center Supervisor
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| Kent Faulcon | ... |
Marine Guard
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Pam Hayashida | ... |
Runway Model (uncredited)
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| Judy Ho | ... |
Girl in Village (uncredited)
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| Sheila Lussier | ... |
Girl in TV Show (uncredited)
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Hien Nguyen | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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| Eiko Nijo | ... |
Model (uncredited)
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| Dean Nolen | ... |
U.S. Photographer (uncredited)
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| Mary Ann Schmidt | ... |
Bikini Dream Scene (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Jon Avnet | ||
Written by
| Robert King | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Jon Avnet | ... | producer |
| Martin Huberty | ... | co-producer |
| Gail Katz | ... | executive producer |
| Jordan Kerner | ... | producer |
| Lisa Lindstrom | ... | co-producer |
| Baifang Liu | ... | associate producer |
| Charles Mulvehill | ... | producer (as Charles B. Mulvehill) |
| Wolfgang Petersen | ... | executive producer |
| Nadine Schiff | ... | associate producer |
| Rosalie Swedlin | ... | producer |
Music by
| Thomas Newman | ||
Cinematography by
| Karl Walter Lindenlaub | ||
Editing by
| Peter E. Berger | ||
Editorial Department
| Gary Burritt | ... | negative cutter |
| Jeffrey Canavan | ... | additional editor (as Jeff Canavan) |
| Jonathan Cates | ... | assistant editor (as Jon Cates) |
| John Coniglio | ... | associate editor |
| Kevin Greutert | ... | assistant editor |
| Phil Hetos | ... | color timer |
| Jim Passon | ... | color timer |
| Ken Terry | ... | assistant editor |
| Paul Villasenor | ... | apprentice editor |
| Jake Richter | ... | post-production assistant (uncredited) |
Casting By
| David Rubin | ||
Production Design by
| Richard Sylbert | ||
Art Direction by
| Virginia L. Randolph | ... | (as Virginia Randolph-Weaver) |
| Joseph P. Lucky | ... | (uncredited) |
Set Decoration by
| William Kemper Wright | ||
Costume Design by
| Albert Wolsky | ||
Makeup Department
| Linda Arnold | ... | key hair stylist (as Linda Arnold-Smyth) |
| Felicity Bowring | ... | makeup artist: Richard Gere (as Felicity 'Fizz' Bowring) |
| Fern Buchner | ... | key makeup artist |
| Kevin Haney | ... | prosthetic makeup artist |
| Carol Meikle | ... | hair stylist: Richard Gere |
| Barbara Minster | ... | hair stylist |
| Alex Proctor | ... | makeup artist |
| Stephen Robinette | ... | key hair stylist (as Steve Robinette) |
| Kaori N. Turner | ... | body makeup artist (as Kaori Turner) |
| Cass McClure | ... | lab assistant (uncredited) |
Production Management
| John J. Smith | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Timothy Grant Engle | ... | additional second assistant director (as Tim Engle) |
| Stephen E. Hagen | ... | additional second assistant director (as Steve Hagen) |
| John Hockridge | ... | first assistant director (as John E. Hockridge) |
| Joseph J. Kontra | ... | second assistant director (as Joe Kontra) |
| David McGiffert | ... | first assistant director |
| Joel Wang | ... | second second assistant director (as Joel 'Scooter' Wang) |
| Jason Roberts | ... | additional second second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Russell R. Anderson | ... | set dresser (as Russ Anderson) |
| Sam Anderson | ... | assistant props |
| Mark Blumenthal | ... | stand-by painter |
| Mark Boucher | ... | assistant props |
| Frank L. Brown | ... | assistant props |
| Jeff Brown | ... | greensman |
| Dennis Butterworth | ... | greensman |
| Frank Calvert | ... | set dresser |
| Daniel B. Clancy | ... | lead man |
| William Eliscu | ... | art department production assistant (as William G. Eliscu) |
| David Goldstein | ... | paint foreman |
| Kurt V. Hulett | ... | set dresser (as Kurt Hulett) |
| Roger Irvin | ... | construction coordinator |
| Shannon K. Irvin-Sansaricq | ... | art department production assistant |
| Peter J. Kelly | ... | set designer |
| Patricia Klawonn | ... | set designer |
| Maureen Kropf | ... | set painter |
| George Lee | ... | set designer (as George R. Lee) |
| Sharmagne Leland-St. John | ... | assistant to production designer (as Sharmagne Sylbert) |
| C.J. Maguire | ... | property master |
| Melany Maximus | ... | concept artist |
| Anthony Medina | ... | art department production assistant |
| Elizabeth Meyerson | ... | art department coordinator |
| Rudy Reachi | ... | assistant property master |
| Warner Romero | ... | greensman |
| Nicholas Rymond | ... | set dresser (as Nick Rymond) |
| Tom Safron | ... | greensman |
| Hugo Santiago | ... | set designer |
| Anthony Santoo | ... | labor foreman |
| Barbara Ann Spencer | ... | set designer |
| Bennett L. Sperber | ... | construction foreman |
| Mark Sylbert | ... | assistant art director |
| James F. Truesdale | ... | set designer |
| Bryan Yaconelli | ... | construction estimator |
| Richard Bradley | ... | propmaker (uncredited) |
| Christopher Carlson | ... | buyer (uncredited) |
| Dale DeStefani | ... | foreman (uncredited) |
| Ron Frazier | ... | propmaker foreman (uncredited) |
| Alex Hillkurtz | ... | storyboard artist (uncredited) |
| Lee J. Jashinsky | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Linda A. King | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
| Gary Metzen | ... | construction (uncredited) |
| Damian 'Rocky' Polito | ... | carpenter (uncredited) |
| Michael Ruby | ... | supervising signwriter (uncredited) |
| Jason Weil | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| James Ashwill | ... | foley mixer (as Jim Ashwill) |
| David Betancourt | ... | foley mixer (as Dave Betancourt) |
| Mike Boudry | ... | adr recordist |
| Fred Burke | ... | foley editor |
| David E. Campbell | ... | re-recording mixer (as Dave Campbell) |
| Don Coufal | ... | boom operator (as Donald Coufal) |
| John T. Cucci | ... | foley artist (as John Cucci) |
| Teri E. Dorman | ... | supervising dialogue editor |
| Dawn Fintor | ... | foley artist |
| Marva Fucci | ... | first assistant sound editor |
| Matthew Harrison | ... | foley editor |
| Devon Heffley Curry | ... | supervising adr editor (as Devon Curry) |
| Gary Holland | ... | cable |
| Chris Ingram | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Suhail Kafity | ... | sound editor |
| Doc Kane | ... | adr mixer |
| Jason King | ... | sound editor |
| Adam Kopald | ... | sound editor |
| Andy Kopetzky | ... | sound editor |
| Mark Lewer | ... | stereo sound consultant: DTS |
| James Likowski | ... | foley editor (as Jim Likowski) |
| Melissa Lytle | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Victoria Martin | ... | supervising foley editor |
| F. Hudson Miller | ... | sound editor |
| Frank A. Montaño | ... | additional sound re-recording mixer (as Frank Montano) |
| Dan O'Connell | ... | foley artist |
| Maggie Ostroff | ... | assistant sound editor |
| R.J. Palmer | ... | sound editor |
| John T. Reitz | ... | re-recording mixer (as John Reitz) |
| Gregg Rudloff | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Del Spiva | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Alicia Stevenson | ... | foley artist |
| George Watters II | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Jeff Wexler | ... | production sound recordist (as Jeffrey Wexler) |
| Jim Borgardt | ... | adr editor (uncredited) |
| Brian L. McCarty | ... | multi-track recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Jan Aaris | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Bill Greene | ... | special effects |
| Gene Grigg | ... | special effects foreman (as D. Gene Grigg) |
| Daniel Sudick | ... | special effects (as Dan Sudick) |
Visual Effects by
| Mimi Abers | ... | digital compositor: Digital Domain |
| Eric Barba | ... | digital kite animator: Digital Domain |
| Nancy Bernstein | ... | executive in charge of visual effects production: Digital Domain |
| David Bleich | ... | digital matte artist: Digital Domain |
| Danny Braet | ... | digital artist: Digital Domain |
| Shannan Burkley | ... | digital matte artist: Digital Domain |
| Allen Cappuccilli | ... | visual effects editor: Digital Domain |
| Chad E. Collier | ... | scan record operator: Digital Domain |
| Michael Fadollone | ... | digital kite animator: Digital Domain |
| Robert A.D. Frick | ... | rotoscope artist: Digital Domain (as Robert Andrew David Frick I) |
| Jammie Friday | ... | digital compositing supervisor: Digital Domain |
| Rachel Wyn Garcia-Dunn | ... | digital compositor: Digital Domain (as Rick Dunn) |
| Roger Gibbon | ... | digital matte artist: Digital Domain |
| Swen Gillberg | ... | digital artist: Digital Domain |
| Joseph Goldstone | ... | scan record manager: Digital Domain |
| Stephen Gurley | ... | disk space coordinator: Digital Domain |
| Wayne John Haag | ... | digital matte artist: Digital Domain |
| Craig Halperin | ... | digital compositor: Digital Domain |
| Lawrence Hess | ... | digital compositor: Digital Domain |
| Christopher Holsey | ... | scan record supervisor: Digital Domain |
| Jeffrey Kalmus | ... | color grading supervisor: Digital Domain (as Jeff Kalmus) |
| Richard Kidd | ... | digital compositor: Digital Domain |
| Kelly L'Estrange | ... | visual effects coordinator: Digital Domain |
| Julian Levi | ... | visual effects producer: Digital Domain |
| Kevin Scott Mack | ... | visual effects supervisor: Digital Domain (as Kevin Mack) |
| Allyse Manoff | ... | disk space coordinator: Digital Domain |
| Tamara Nobles | ... | rotoscope artist: Digital Domain |
| Jeff Olm | ... | digital compositor: Digital Domain |
| Scott Ross | ... | general manager: Digital Domain |
| Hudson Shock | ... | digital compositor: Digital Domain |
| Jim Smith | ... | projectionist: Digital Domain |
| Lisa Spence | ... | digital effects coordinator: Digital Domain (as Lisa Spence Lissak) |
| Joe Takai | ... | production engineering supervisor / production software supervisor |
| Byron Werner | ... | rotoscope artist: Digital Domain |
| Vernon R. Wilbert Jr. | ... | tracking supervisor: Digital Domain |
| Debra Wolff | ... | visual effects editor: Digital Domain |
| Kieran Woo | ... | production controller: Digital Domain |
| Andre Bustanoby | ... | visual effects artist (uncredited) |
| Charles Darby | ... | digital matte artist (uncredited) |
| Valerie Delahaye | ... | 3D manager: Digital Domain (uncredited) |
| Michael Edland | ... | animation tracker (uncredited) |
| John Gibson | ... | visual effects artist (uncredited) |
| Greg Groenekamp | ... | digital compositor (uncredited) |
| Michael Karp | ... | motion control camera (uncredited) |
| Markus Kurtz | ... | digital artist: Digital Domain (uncredited) |
| Shawna Olwen | ... | modeler: Digital Domain (uncredited) |
| Brian Peyatt | ... | technical coordinator (uncredited) |
| Mike Sanders | ... | digital effects (uncredited) |
| Grant Viklund | ... | digital technical assistant (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Darryl Chan | ... | stunts |
| George Cheung | ... | stunts |
| Phil Chong | ... | stunts |
| Kenny Endoso | ... | stunts |
| Roel Failma | ... | stunts |
| Al Goto | ... | stunts |
| Nadine Grycan | ... | stunt double |
| Steven Ho | ... | stunts |
| Buddy Joe Hooker | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Steven D. Ito | ... | stunts |
| John Koyama | ... | stunts |
| Peter Lai | ... | stunts |
| Will Leong | ... | stunts |
| Michiko Nishiwaki | ... | stunt double (as Michiko) |
| Susie Park | ... | stunt double: Jessey Meng |
| Jimmy N. Roberts | ... | stunt double |
| Joey Sakata | ... | stunts |
| Scott Wilder | ... | stunt double |
| Tsuyoshi Abe | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Diana Lee Inosanto | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Hiro Koda | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Leo Lee | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| James Lew | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Michael Li | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Simon Rhee | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Charles A. Tam | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Gary Toy | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Robert Wong | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Stanley Young | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Colin Anderson | ... | camera operator / steadicam operator |
| Paul Avery | ... | rigging best boy |
| Tom Connole | ... | camera operator: "b" camera |
| Loren Corl | ... | key grip |
| William Coss | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Andreas Crawford | ... | dolly grip |
| Dhamarata Dhiensuwana | ... | rigging key grip (as D. 'G' Dhiensuwana) |
| Robert E. Dunne | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Robert Dunne) |
| Steven Frohardt | ... | second company grip (as Steve Frohardt) |
| Stan Harrison | ... | video assist operator |
| Loren Hillebrand | ... | dolly grip: "b" camera |
| David James | ... | still photographer |
| Tommy Klines | ... | first assistant camera |
| Brian Lukas | ... | rigging gaffer (as Brian R. Lukas) |
| Jerry L. Marshall | ... | grip |
| Scott Medcalf | ... | rigging electrician |
| Ivan H. Migel | ... | rigging best boy grip (as Ivan Migel) |
| Dino Parks | ... | chief lighting technician |
| Ryan Parks | ... | camera loader |
| Brett Peters | ... | second assistant camera |
| Daniel Riffel ICLS | ... | assistant chief lighting technician (as Dan Riffel) |
| Scott Webb | ... | dimmer board operator |
| Chris Bangma | ... | assistant camera: SpaceCam (uncredited) |
| Danny Brazen | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| John Crimins | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Ric Delgado | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Richard Foreman Jr. | ... | additional still photographer (uncredited) |
| Dylan Goss | ... | aerial camera operator (uncredited) |
| Michael Grady | ... | grip rigger (uncredited) |
| Christian J. Killingsworth | ... | electrician (uncredited) / rigging electrician (uncredited) |
| Steve Koster | ... | camera operator: SpaceCam (uncredited) |
| Jamie Lagerhausen | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Ron Newburn | ... | rigging electrician (uncredited) |
| Charles Newhart | ... | lighting technician (uncredited) |
| Reggie Newkirk | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Pat O'Mara | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Vich Thiensuwana | ... | rigging grip (uncredited) |
| James C. Udel | ... | rigging grip (uncredited) |
| Scott C. Williman | ... | rigger (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Paul Chen | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Scott French | ... | casting assistant |
| Barbara Harris | ... | adr voice casting |
| Philip Lang | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Savannah Neely | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Patricia Pao | ... | casting: Hong Kong (as Pat Pao) |
| Tammy L. Smith | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| James 'Mike' Balker | ... | costumer |
| Marjorie K. Chan | ... | key costumer (as Marjorie Chan) |
| George L. Little | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Robert Q. Mathews | ... | costume supervisor (as Bob Mathews) |
| Eva Prappas | ... | costumer |
| Shanghai Tang | ... | fashion show gowns |
| Damien Quinn | ... | costumer (uncredited) |
Location Management
| James McCabe | ... | location manager (as Jim McCabe) |
| Mike Riehemann | ... | assistant location manager |
| James Lennox | ... | location assistant (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Bill Bernstein | ... | music editor |
| Julian Bratolyubov | ... | music preparation |
| George Budd | ... | music consultant |
| Jordan Corngold | ... | assistant music editor |
| Leslie Morris | ... | music contractor |
| Thomas Pasatieri | ... | orchestrator |
| Dennis S. Sands | ... | music scoring mixer (as Dennis Sands) |
| Tom Winslow | ... | music scoring mixer |
| George Doering | ... | musician (uncredited) |
| Rick Fleishman | ... | music coordinator (uncredited) |
| Sean M. Hickey | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
| Bob Sanders | ... | trombone (uncredited) |
| Paul Silver | ... | music editor: temp mix (uncredited) |
| Chas Smith | ... | exotic instruments (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Luca Kouimelis | ... | script supervisor |
| Jon Avnet | ... | script revisions (uncredited) |
| Ron Koslow | ... | script revisions (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
| Jackie Lambert | ... | driver |
| Ken Peterson | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Yvette Peterson | ... | driver |
| Kristen Redd-Ginchereau | ... | transportation captain (as Kris Redd-Ginchereau) |
| Larry Stelling | ... | picture car coordinator mechanic |
| Michael Avallon | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Dennis Lally | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Alana McGaughy | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Tina Peterson | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Joene Acord | ... | assistant production accountant |
| Renata Adamidov | ... | assistant: Jon Avnet |
| Sibi Blazic | ... | assistant: Jordan Kerner |
| Carol Chacamaty | ... | administrator: AKCO |
| Gemma Choi | ... | fashion show consultant |
| Jay R. Corson | ... | office production assistant |
| Edgar Dizon | ... | fashion show choreographer (as Edgar Dizan) |
| Jamal Graves | ... | disco choreographer |
| Huck Hackstedt | ... | assistant to producers |
| Patti Hawn | ... | unit publicist |
| Phil Hickerson | ... | set production assistant |
| Rachel Hudgins | ... | assistant: Richard Gere |
| Elizabeth Hutchison | ... | office production assistant |
| Carol Kim | ... | consultant: Hong Kong |
| Mark Knapton | ... | carpenter |
| Mei Po Kwok-Sands | ... | set production assistant |
| Grace Liu | ... | set production assistant |
| Bill Livingston | ... | office production assistant |
| Judy Malinoski | ... | first aid |
| Marsha Oglesby | ... | development executive: AKCO |
| Alan D. Purwin | ... | helicopter pilot (as Alan Purwin) |
| Laurel Robinson | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| John R. Saunders | ... | set production assistant (as John Saunders) |
| Rick Scheil | ... | payroll accountant |
| Eric S. Smith | ... | assistant to producers (as Eric Smith) |
| Mark C. Smith | ... | key set production assistant (as Mark Smith) |
| Rachel Spurr | ... | chef: Richard Gere |
| Marilyn Tasso | ... | production accountant |
| Alison Treleaven | ... | assistant: Jordan Kerner |
| Tom Turner | ... | assistant: Martin Huberty |
| Jin Yan | ... | dialect coach: Chinese |
| Yaping | ... | assistant: Charles Mulvehill (as Yaping L. Phan) |
| Ted Yonenaka | ... | craft service |
| Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc | ... | helicopter pilot |
| Danielle Lemmon Zapotoczny | ... | assistant: Lisa Lindstrom (as Danielle Lemmon) |
| Daxing Zhang | ... | interpreter: Chinese |
| Thais Zoe | ... | production coordinator (as Thaïs Zoe) |
| Geoff Abadee | ... | logistics (uncredited) |
| Rebecca Edwards | ... | assistant accountant (uncredited) |
| Anne C. Ford | ... | location accountant (uncredited) |
| Eli Golub | ... | technician: HotHead (uncredited) |
| Vien Hong | ... | adr voice (uncredited) |
| Brian McNulty | ... | technical research advisor (uncredited) |
| Eric S. Smith | ... | assistant to producer (uncredited) |
| Tommy G. Warren | ... | consultant: production design (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1997) (United States) (theatrical)
- Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical) (35mm print)
- Varus Video (1997) (Russia) (VHS)
- Filmes Lusomundo (1998) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1998) (Germany) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1998) (Spain) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1998) (Finland) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1998) (France) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1998) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1998) (Italy) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1998) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1998) (Norway) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1998) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (1998) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1998) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- Warner Home Video (1998) (Sweden) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1998) (Finland) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1998) (United States) (VHS) (for MGM)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1999) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS) (through Warner Home Video)
- Warner Home Video (1999) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS) (through)
- Warner Home Video (1999) (Finland) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (1999) (Germany) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2000) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (2000) (Switzerland) (tv) (SF2) (German speaking region)
- Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2000) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2001) (Finland) (tv)
- Pro 7 (2001) (Germany) (tv)
- Vlaamse Radio en Televisie (VRT) (2001) (Belgium) (tv) (VRT1)
- Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) (2001) (Austria) (tv) (ORF1)
- Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO) (2002) (Netherlands) (tv)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
- Studio Hamburg Enterprises (2019) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
- Pay Per View (1998) (United States) (tv)
- Tubi TV (United States) (video) (streaming)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2023) (Australia) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Digital Domain (special visual effects and digital animation)
Other Companies
- Animal Actors of Hollywood (animals provided by)
- BT Industrial Supply (expendables)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera cranes and dollies)
- DeLuxe Laboratories (color)
- Edel American Music (soundtrack published by)
- Hollywood Title (end titles)
- Imaginary Forces (main titles designed by)
- Pacific Title (opticals)
- Panavision (cameras and lenses)
- Sabron Payroll Services (payroll: orchestra)
- The Village Recorder (music mixed at)
- The Village Recorder (music recorded at)
- Todd-AO Scoring Stage (music recorded at)
- Warner Bros. Studio Facilities (sound re-recorded at)
Storyline
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American lawyer Jack Moore is in Beijing on what looks to be a successful business trip for his company to enter into a film and television distribution deal with the Chinese government, their main competitor for that distribution deal being HoffCo Telecom out of Germany. Before Jack's boss David McAndrews and the Chinese government sign on the dotted line of the contract, Jack is implicated in a murder, the victim who was discovered in his hotel room. The police were alerted to an incident in his hotel room based on the report of hearing a scream emanating from his room, such a scream which Jack, asleep in the room when the police entered, did not hear. Jack being charged with murder quashes the distribution deal, which instead is awarded to HoffCo. The situation is made all the worse for Jack due to the known connections between the victim and people within high places in China, who may try to manipulate the situation to see Jack sentenced to death for the murder. Jack also has language, cultural and political obstacles to overcome, the Chinese government and thus the court system which seems already to have convicted him to make him, a foreigner, an example. As such, Jack does not trust his court appointed lawyer, a young woman named Shen Yuelin who has always seen her role to carry out Chinese government policy. Things may change when Yuelin begins to believe that Jack is being framed for the murder, the death of an innocent man which she may not be able to tolerate if she has any sway within the Chinese justice system, which she may find she does not. The key to discovering the truth behind the murder, the reason for Jack being framed for it and Jack possibly coming out the other end with his life is an important piece of physical evidence which he knows exists but which seems to be missing. Written by Huggo |
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| Budget | $48,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $7,403,362, 02 Nov 1997 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $612,335, 25 Jan 1998 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | In order to heighten the film's sense of reality, director Jon Avnet, actress Bai Ling, and co-producer Martin Huberty traveled to Beijing for a week of "guerilla" shooting, without the knowledge or permission of the Chinese government, to capture the first-ever 35mm film of the city to appear in a Hollywood film. See more » |
| Goofs | The closing scene of a Chinese airport reveals an American West 737. American West does not fly to China. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Gattaca/The House of Yes/A Life Less Ordinary/FairyTale: A True Story/Sunday (1997). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Y.M.C.A See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The opening title is first displayed in Chinese "letters" (called hanzi) which then change into English. See more » |
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Shen Yuelin:
If you plead not guilty, you will be sentenced to death. And, unlike in your country, Mr. Moore, sentences are carried out within a week. You will be shot, and the cost of the bullet will be billed to your family. See more » |