The Law

The Law (1975)

Genres - Drama  |   Sub-Genres - Courtroom Drama  |   Release Date - Oct 22, 1974 (USA - Unknown), Oct 22, 1974 (USA)  |   Run Time - 120 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan

This acclaimed muckraking drama by future Hollywood A-lister John Badham (Saturday Night Fever, WarGames) peels the lid off of the Los Angeles criminal justice system for a sobering glimpse of its many facets -- exploring every angle, from defense attorneys to solicitors to prosecutors. The central narrative follows an L.A. public defender named Murray Stone (Judd Hirsch) assigned to defend a dimwitted farmboy (Gary Busey) unjustly accused of torturing and killing a football star. During the sensational case, Stone finds himself surrounded by corruption and manipulation -- and discovers that although the football player sported a squeaky-clean image as a father and husband (and something of a religious man), he was actually a person of dubious morals and values, with a proclivity for bisexual orgies.

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city, courtroom, criminal, football, football-player, homicide, investigation, investigator, justice, killing, lawyer, murder, public, public-defender, superstar, torture, trial [courtroom]