Criminal Law


1h 57m 1988

Brief Synopsis

A lawyer discovers that his client, freed of murder charges, is actually guilty, and that he is now the murderer's next victim.

Film Details

Also Known As
Frikänd, La Loi Criminelle, Legge criminale, Loi Criminelle, La
MPAA Rating
Genre
Thriller
Release Date
1988
Location
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada; Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 57m

Synopsis

A lawyer discovers that his client, freed of murder charges, is actually guilty, and that he is now the murderer's next victim.

Crew

Francois Allard

Driver

Jeffrey Barmash

Location Manager

Sophie Beasse

Wardrobe

Sylvain Belander

Driver

Jocelyne Bellemare

Makeup

Sylvain Bergevin

Electrician

Marco Bianco

Stunt Coordinator

Neil Allan Bibby

Transportation Coordinator

Andre Boisvert

Other

Fernand Boudrias

Other

Helene Boulay

Unit Manager

France Cadieux

Craft Service

Dennis Chapman

Production Manager

Pierre Charpentier

Dolly Grip

Ryal Cosgrove

Props

John Daly

Executive Producer

Michael Devine

Assistant Art Director

Cesar Dibiase

Driver

Lucie Drolet

Accounting Assistant

Charles Dugas

Assistant Set Dresser

Gilles Emond

Driver

Ronald Fauteux

On-Set Dresser

Simon Fauteux

Assistant Set Dresser

Gilles Fortier

Best Boy

Jacques Fortier

Gaffer

Marc Furtado

Production Assistant

Ellen Garvie

Wardrobe Assistant

Derek Gibson

Executive Producer

Alain Giguere

Scenic Artist

Chris Gilmore

Props Assistant

Jacques Godbout

Special Effects Coordinator

Jerry Goldsmith

Music

Ken Gord

Coproducer

Tommy Groszman

Assistant Director

Joanne Harwood

Continuity

Hilary Heath

Producer

David Hood

Assistant Director

Derek Howard

Special Makeup Effects

Mark Kasdan

Screenplay

Gina Kiellerman

Costume Designer

Denise Lafontaine

Other

Pierre Lambert

Driver

Francine Lapierre

Location Assistant

Michael Lazarou

Screenplay

Michael Lazarou

Source Material

Daniele Leger

Wardrobe Assistant

Dominique Legrand

Assistant Set Dresser

Emmanuel Lepine

Key Grip

Gilbert Lucu

Unit Manager Assistant

Robert Maclean

Producer

Glen Macpherson

Assistant Camera Operator

Philip Meheux

Dp/Cinematographer

Philip Meheux

Director Of Photography

Denis Menard

Electrician

Ron Mezey

Assistant Director

Vera Miller

Casting

Serge Morache

Hair

J Michael Muro

Steadicam Operator

Andrew Nevard

Assistant Camera Operator

Tim Parkinson

Driver

Michael Perkal

Auditor

Dan Poole

Driver

Ken Rich

Driver

Mario Roussy

Grip

Mario Santini

Other

Carole Sauve

Other

Curtis A Schnell

Production Designer

Takashi Seida

Photography

Peter Shewchuk

Sound

Gordon J Smith

Special Makeup Effects

Natalie St Pierre

Camera Trainee

James Thompson

Boom Operator

Tim Thompson

Art Assistant

Paul Tremblay

Grip

Francois Vaillancourt

Other

Liz Webber

Assistant Editor

Chris Wimble

Editor

Chris Wimble

Other

Kathy Wolf

Production Coordinator

Film Details

Also Known As
Frikänd, La Loi Criminelle, Legge criminale, Loi Criminelle, La
MPAA Rating
Genre
Thriller
Release Date
1988
Location
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada; Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 57m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States April 1989

Released in United States April 22, 1989

Released in United States on Video October 4, 1989

Released in United States September 15, 1988

Released in United States Spring April 28, 1989

Wide Release in United States April 28, 1989

Shown at Houston International Film Festival April 22, 1989.

Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 15, 1988.

Directorial debut for Martin Campbell. Film was released in one city (for one day) in the USA November 11, 1988.

Began shooting August 10, 1987.

Completed shooting October 9, 1987.

Released in United States April 1989 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (International Gala Premieres) April 13-27, 1989.)

Released in United States April 22, 1989 (Shown at Houston International Film Festival April 22, 1989.)

Released in United States Spring April 28, 1989

Wide Release in United States April 28, 1989

Released in United States September 15, 1988 (Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 15, 1988.)

Released in United States on Video October 4, 1989