Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that what appeared a simple case takes on a darker, more dangerous aspect.
Cast
Richard Gere
Martin Vail
Laura Linney
Janet Venable
Edward Norton
Aaron/Roy Stampler
John Mahoney
Shaughnessy
Alfre Woodard
Shoat
Frances McDormand
Molly
Terry O'Quinn
Yancy
Andre Braugher
Goodman
Steven Bauer
Pinero
Joe Spano
Stenner
Tony Plana
Martinez
Stanley Anderson
Rushman
Maura Tierney
Naomi
Jon Seda
Alex
Reg Rogers
Connerman
Kenneth Tigar
Weil
Brian Reddy
Woodside
Christopher Carroll
M.C.
Wendy Cutler
Lou
Ron O.J. Parson
Turner
Sigrid K. Zahner
Vail's Secretary
Diann Burns
WLS Anchor
Linda Yu
WLS Anchor
Andy Shaw
WLS Location Reporter
Mary Ann Childers
WBBM Anchor
Lester Holt
WBBM Anchor
Sylvia Gomez
WBBM Location Reporter
Jon Duncanson
WBBN Location Reporter
David Eckert
WGN Anchor
Robert Jordan
WGN Anchor
Joanie Lum
WGN Location Reporter
Randy Salerno
WGN Location Reporter
Kyle Colerider-Krugh
Postman
Joseph Luis Caballero
Joe
Randall Slavin
Young Boy
Mike Bacarella
Sergeant
Turk Muller
Precinct Jailer
Joseph F. Kosala
Cop
Lenny Wilson
Bartender
Peter Schreiner
Bailiff
Joseph R. Ryan
Old Man
Azalea Davila
Linda
Wayne Wright
Court Clerk
Tony Fitzpatrick
Duty Officer
Clarence Williams, Jr.
Arresting Cop
Rosalie V. Lewis
Stenographer
Dwight Brad Dyer
Prison Guard
Greg Bronson
Banquet Patron (uncredited)
Crew
Gregory Hoblit
Director
Steve Shagan
Screenplay
Ann Biderman
Screenplay
William Diehl
Novel
David Rosenbloom
Editor
Michael Chapman
Director of Photography
Phil Hetos
Color Timer
J. Stephen Buck
First Assistant Director
Lucille OuYang
Second Assistant Director
Hawk Koch
Executive Producer
Gary Lucchesi
Producer
Robert McMinn
Co-Producer
Jeannine Oppewall
Production Design
Bill Roe
Camera Operator
Jane Shannon-Smith
Casting
Deborah Aquila
Casting
Betsy Cox
Costume Design
Kacy Magedman
Art Department Coordinator
Cameron Frankley
Sound Effects Editor
Greg Stacy
Sound Effects Editor
Anthony Milch
Sound Effects Editor
Bruce Fortune
Supervising Sound Editor
Robert Schaper
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kevin E. Carpenter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jeffrey J. Haboush
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Steve Cantamessa
Sound Mixer
Gary Thomas
Boom Operator
Robin Harlan
Foley Artist
Sarah Monat
Foley Artist
Thomas W. Small
Foley Editor
Randy K. Singer
Foley Mixer
Marilyn Graf
Foley Mixer
Joe Dorn
Supervising ADR Editor
Bob Baron
ADR Mixer
Jono Kouzouyan
Chief Lighting Technician
Rob Burton
Visual Effects Supervisor
James Newton Howard
Original Music Composer
Jim Weidman
Music Editor
Carin Rogers
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Cindy Carr
Set Decoration
Paul Allen
Set Dresser
Ron Phillips
Still Photographer
Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez
Script Supervisor
Denney Pierce
Stunts
Noon Orsatti
Stunts
Ray Lykins
Stunts
Rick LeFevour
Stunts
Lanier Edwards
Stunts
Linda Perlin
Stunts
Ernie F. Orsatti
Stunt Coordinator
Larry Cook
Pilot
Bob Kenney
Pilot
Theresa Repola Mohammed
Negative Cutter
Robert Grand
Production Manager
Phill Norman
Title Designer
William Arnold
Art Direction
