''Without Evidence'' is a 1996
thriller film
Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre ...
directed and co-written by
Gill Dennis
Gill Dennis (January 25, 1941 – May 13, 2015) was an American director and screenwriter. He was the son of psychologist Wayne Dennis, author of "The Hopi Child."
Early life
Dennis graduated from AFI Conservatory’s first class (in 1969), ...
in his first and last film he directed.
It stars
Scott Plank
Scott Chapman Plank (November 11, 1958 – October 24, 2002) was an American actor who played Nick Reardon on ''Melrose Place'', and as Wiley Farrell on '' Air America''.
Life and acting career
Scott Plank was born in Washington, D.C. on Nove ...
,
Anna Gunn
Anna Gunn (born August 11, 1968) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Skyler White on the AMC drama series ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–2013), for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a ...
,
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie (; born Angelina Jolie Voight; June 4, 1975) is an American actress, filmmaker, humanitarian and former Special Envoy to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award ...
,
Paul Perri
Paul John Perri (born November 6, 1953) is an American-Canadian film and television actor. Perri is best known for portraying Edwards and Skinless Parker in '' Hellraiser: Bloodline'', Harry Hume from ''Chaos'', and as Dr. Sidney Bloom from '' ...
, and
Andrew Prine
Andrew Lewis Prine (February 14, 1936 – October 31, 2022) was an American film, stage, and television actor.
Early life and career
Prine was born in Jennings, Florida. After graduation from Miami Jackson High School in Miami, Prine attend ...
. It was co-written by Dennis and
Phil Stanford.
Plot
''Without Evidence'' is based on the true story of
Michael Francke
James Michael Francke (; October 2, 1946 – January 17, 1989) was a New Mexico judge and director of the state's Corrections Department, the governmental bureau which manages prisons, inmates and parolees. He was later appointed by then-Oregon ...
, who was the Head of Corrections for the state of
Oregon
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before being murdered. Just before his
murder, Francke visits his brother and informs him of a drug ring involving his
prison
A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, corre ...
colleagues. When Michael is killed, his brother begins his own
investigation into the murder, leading him to more lies and deceit.
Cast
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Scott Plank
Scott Chapman Plank (November 11, 1958 – October 24, 2002) was an American actor who played Nick Reardon on ''Melrose Place'', and as Wiley Farrell on '' Air America''.
Life and acting career
Scott Plank was born in Washington, D.C. on Nove ...
– Kevin Francke
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Anna Gunn
Anna Gunn (born August 11, 1968) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Skyler White on the AMC drama series ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–2013), for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a ...
– Liz Godlove
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Andrew Prine
Andrew Lewis Prine (February 14, 1936 – October 31, 2022) was an American film, stage, and television actor.
Early life and career
Prine was born in Jennings, Florida. After graduation from Miami Jackson High School in Miami, Prine attend ...
– John Nelson
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Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie (; born Angelina Jolie Voight; June 4, 1975) is an American actress, filmmaker, humanitarian and former Special Envoy to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award ...
– Jodie Swearingen
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Paul Perri
Paul John Perri (born November 6, 1953) is an American-Canadian film and television actor. Perri is best known for portraying Edwards and Skinless Parker in '' Hellraiser: Bloodline'', Harry Hume from ''Chaos'', and as Dr. Sidney Bloom from '' ...
– Sgt. Unsoeld
*Ernie Garrett -
Michael Francke
James Michael Francke (; October 2, 1946 – January 17, 1989) was a New Mexico judge and director of the state's Corrections Department, the governmental bureau which manages prisons, inmates and parolees. He was later appointed by then-Oregon ...
*Edwin Collier - Paul Fisk
References
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1995 films
1990s psychological thriller films
American psychological thriller films
American courtroom films
American docudrama films
1990s English-language films
1990s American films
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