''Innocent'' is a 2011 television

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directed by Mike Robe, starring

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Bill Pullman William Pullman (born December 17, 1953) is an American actor. After graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree in theater, he was an adjunct professor at Montana State University before deciding to pursue acting. He made his film debut in ''R ...

, and

Marcia Gay Harden Marcia Gay Harden (born August 14, 1959) is an American actress. She is the recipient of accolades including an Academy Award and a Tony Award, in addition to nominations for a Critics' Choice Movie Award and three Primetime Emmy Awards. Born ...

, based on

Scott Turow Scott Frederick Turow (born April 12, 1949) is an American author and lawyer. Turow has written 13 fiction and three nonfiction books, which have been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than 30 million copies. Turow’s novel ...

's 2010 novel, a sequel to '' Presumed Innocent''. In the film, Judge Rusty Sabich (Pullman) is charged with the murder of his wife Barbara (Harden) twenty years after being cleared in the death of his mistress. Robe previously directed '' The Burden of Proof'', another sequel to ''Presumed Innocent'', but which focused on the character Sandy Stern.

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directed the film based on Turow's first novel, '' Presumed Innocent,'' a 1990 box office hit that starred

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and

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Plot summary

Bill Pullman plays Judge Rusty Sabich, who is romantically involved with a colleague and on trial for murder: This time he is accused of killing his wife, Barbara (

). His accuser is his old nemesis Tommy Molto (

Richard Schiff Richard Schiff (born May 27, 1955) is an American actor and director. He is best known for playing Toby Ziegler on ''The West Wing'', a role for which he received an Emmy Award. Schiff made his directorial debut with ''The West Wing'', directing ...

), while his longtime friend and lawyer, Sandy Stern (

), is in charge of the defense.

Cast

as Rozat "Rusty" Sabich. Played by

in ''Presumed Innocent''. *

as Alejandro "Sandy" Stern. Played by

Raúl Juliá Raúl Rafael Carlos Juliá y Arcelay (March 9, 1940 – October 24, 1994) was a Puerto Rican actor. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he took an interest in acting while still in school and pursued the career upon completion of his studies. After ...

in ''Presumed Innocent''. *

as Barbara Sabich. Played by

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in ''Presumed Innocent''. *

Tahmoh Penikett Tahmoh Penikett (; ; born May 20, 1975) is a Canadian actor. He is known for playing Karl "Helo" Agathon on SyFy's 2004 television series ''Battlestar Galactica''. He has appeared in TV series ''Supernatural'', ''Dollhouse'', the Showcase time ...

as Jimmy Brand *

Mariana Klaveno Mariana Klaveno (born October 25, 1979) is an American actress best known for her television roles as Lorena Ball (Krasiki) in the HBO series ''True Blood'', as the psychopath Abby in the Lifetime movie ''While the Children Sleep'', and as mov ...

as Anna Vostick *

as Tommy Molto. Played by

Joe Grifasi Joseph G. Grifasi (born June 14, 1944) is an American character actor of film, stage and television. Grifasi was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Patricia (née Gaglione) and Joseph J. Grifasi, a skilled laborer. Grifasi graduated from Bi ...

in ''Presumed Innocent''. *

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as Dr. Stack *

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as Detective Rory Gissling *

Nicole Oliver Nicole Lyn Oliver (born February 22, 1970) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles as Princess Celestia and Cheerilee in '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' and Zoe Trent in ''Littlest Pet Shop''. Early life Oliver was born i ...

as Elaine Reese * Jarod Joseph as Orestes Mauro *

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as Nat Sabich. Played by

Jesse Bradford Jesse Bradford (born May 28, 1979) is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor at the age of five and received two Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film nominations for his performances in ''King of the ...

in ''Presumed Innocent''. *

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as Waitress *

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as John Harnason *

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as Marco Cantu * Cameron K. Smith as Bailiff Armstrong * Mark Steinberg as Lawyer

References

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