Just Cause
Brief Synopsis
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A brutal murder is committed in the Florida Everglades. Eight years later, a principled Harvard law professor tries to save the convicted man on Death Row who swears he's innocent of that crime. For the small-town detective who investigated the killing, however, there's no question he caught the right man--and no last-minute intervention is going to keep that cold-blooded killer out of the electric chair. Someone is the mastermind of a deadly game... and all roads lead back to the site of that long-ago murder--where, this time, there are two intended victims.
Cast & Crew
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Arne Glimcher
Director
Sean Connery
Paul Armstrong
Laurence Fishburne
Tanny Brown
Blair Underwood
Bobby Earl Ferguson
Kate Capshaw
Laurie Armstrong
Ruby Dee
Evangeline Ferguson
Film Details
Also Known As
Causa Justa, sanningens tjänst
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1995
Production Company
Fountainbridge Films
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD); Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group; Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution; Warner Bros. Pictures International
Location
Naples, Florida, USA; Miami, Florida, USA; Fort Meyers, Florida, USA; Everglades, Florida, USA; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Copeland, Florida, USA; Bonita Springs, Florida, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 42m
Synopsis
A brutal murder is committed in the Florida Everglades. Eight years later, a principled Harvard law professor tries to save the convicted man on Death Row who swears he's innocent of that crime. For the small-town detective who investigated the killing, however, there's no question he caught the right man--and no last-minute intervention is going to keep that cold-blooded killer out of the electric chair. Someone is the mastermind of a deadly game... and all roads lead back to the site of that long-ago murder--where, this time, there are two intended victims.
Cast
Sean Connery
Paul Armstrong
Laurence Fishburne
Tanny Brown
Blair Underwood
Bobby Earl Ferguson
Kate Capshaw
Laurie Armstrong
Ruby Dee
Evangeline Ferguson
Ed Harris
Blair Sullivan
Christopher Murray
Wilcox
Scarlett Johansson
Kate
Daniel J Travanti
Warden
Ned Beatty
Mcnair
Delores Torres
Delores
Lynne Thigpen
Ida Conklin
Taral Hicks
Lena
Victor Slezak
Sergeant Rogers
Kevin Mccarthy
Phil
Hope Lange
Libby Prentis
Chris Sarandon
Lyle Morgan
George Plimpton
Elder Phillips
Crew
Michael Alden
Associate Producer
William Anderson
Editor
Kerry Barden
Casting
Dennis Bradford
Art Director
Sean Connery
Executive Producer
Gary Foster
Co-Producer
Mark Garner
Set Design
Arne Glimcher
Producer
Billy Hopkins
Casting
James Newton Howard
Music
Gary Jones
Costume Designer
John Katzenbach
Source Material (From Novel)
Lajos Koltai
Director Of Photography
Lajos Koltai
Dp/Cinematographer
Maria Nay
Set Decorator (Naples)
Steve Perry
Producer
Cloudia Rebar
Set Decorator (Miami)
Thomas Reilly
1st Assistant Director
Anna Reinhardt
Co-Producer
Lee Rich
Producer
Ann Roth
Costume Designer
James Sabat
Sound
Claire Simpson
Editor
Suzanne Smith
Casting
Peter Stone
Screenwriter
Jeb Stuart
Screenwriter
Rhonda Tollefson
Associate Producer
Patrizia Von Brandenstein
Production Designer
Sandy Watterson
Production Coordinator
Alexander Witt
2nd Unit Camera (2nd Unit)
Film Details
Also Known As
Causa Justa, sanningens tjänst
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1995
Production Company
Fountainbridge Films
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD); Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group; Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution; Warner Bros. Pictures International
Location
Naples, Florida, USA; Miami, Florida, USA; Fort Meyers, Florida, USA; Everglades, Florida, USA; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Copeland, Florida, USA; Bonita Springs, Florida, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 42m
Articles
George Plimpton, 1927-2003
George Plimpton, the wry, self-effacing author whose engaging film appearances enlivened many movies over the years, died of a heart attack on September 25 in his Manhattan apartment. He was 76. George Ames Plimpton was born on March 18, 1927 in New York City. The son of a diplomat, he was well connected to high society. A scholarly man of the letters, hip, urbane bohemians knew him for decades as the unpaid editor to the much respected literary quarterly, The Paris Review, which introduced emerging authors such as Gore Vidal and Jack Kerouac. In 1963, the gaunt, unassuming Plimpton documented his time training with the Detroit Lions, and turned the antics into a shrewd, witty piece of sports fulfillment, Paper Lion. The film was adapted for the big screen by Alex March in 1968 with Alan Alda playing the role of Plimpton. That same year, he made his film debut as a reporter in Gordon Douglas' police thriller The Detective (1968) starring Frank Sinatra and followed that up with an amusing cameo as a gunman shot my John Wayne in Howard Hawks' Rio Lobo (1970). A few more cameos came up over the years, but it wasn't until the '90s that he proved he himself a capable performer and found regular film work: an appropriate role as a talk show moderator in Jodie Foster's Little Man Tate's (1991), the president's lawyer in Oliver Stone's Nixon (1995); a psychologist in Gus Van Zandt's Good Will Hunting (1997); a clubgoer in Whit Stillman's discursive drama The Last Day's of Disco (1998); and a very comical doctor in Jean- Marie Poire's Just Visiting</I&! gt; (2001). His acceptance as a pop culture icon came to a full head when he appeared in an episode of The Simpsons playing a professor who runs a fixed spelling bee! He is survived by his wife Sara Whitehead Dudley and four children. Michael T. Toole
George Plimpton, 1927-2003
George Plimpton, the wry, self-effacing author whose engaging film appearances enlivened many movies over the years, died of a heart attack on September 25 in his Manhattan apartment. He was 76. George Ames Plimpton was born on March 18, 1927 in New York City. The son of a diplomat, he was well connected to high society. A scholarly man of the letters, hip, urbane bohemians knew him for decades as the unpaid editor to the much respected literary quarterly, The Paris Review, which introduced emerging authors such as Gore Vidal and Jack Kerouac. In 1963, the gaunt, unassuming Plimpton documented his time training with the Detroit Lions, and turned the antics into a shrewd, witty piece of sports fulfillment, Paper Lion. The film was adapted for the big screen by Alex March in 1968 with Alan Alda playing the role of Plimpton. That same year, he made his film debut as a reporter in Gordon Douglas' police thriller The Detective (1968) starring Frank Sinatra and followed that up with an amusing cameo as a gunman shot my John Wayne in Howard Hawks' Rio Lobo (1970). A few more cameos came up over the years, but it wasn't until the '90s that he proved he himself a capable performer and found regular film work: an appropriate role as a talk show moderator in Jodie Foster's Little Man Tate's (1991), the president's lawyer in Oliver Stone's Nixon (1995); a psychologist in Gus Van Zandt's Good Will Hunting (1997); a clubgoer in Whit Stillman's discursive drama The Last Day's of Disco (1998); and a very comical doctor in Jean- Marie Poire's Just Visiting</I&! gt; (2001). His acceptance as a pop culture icon came to a full head when he appeared in an episode of The Simpsons playing a professor who runs a fixed spelling bee! He is survived by his wife Sara Whitehead Dudley and four children. Michael T. Toole
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Miscellaneous Notes
Ed Harris was a co-winner, along with Kevin Spacey, of the Broadcast Film Critics Association's 1995 award for Best Supporting Actor. Harris was cited for his performances in "Just Cause" (USA/1995), "Apollo 13" (USA/1995) and "Nixon" (USA/1995).
Released in United States on Video August 1, 1995
Released in United States Winter February 17, 1995
In the novel, the main character is a journalist, not a lawyer.
Second film for Arne Glimcher who marked his feature directorial debut with "The Mambo Kings" (USA/1992).
Began shooting May 16, 1994.
Completed shooting August 2, 1994.
Released in United States Winter February 17, 1995
Released in United States on Video August 1, 1995
