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Red Corner

Red Corner

Severity for those who resist.

1997 2h 2mCrimeDramaThriller

An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the country.

3.2/5

TMDB score· 411 votes

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Synopsis

An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the country.

The vibe

death penaltychinabusinessmanmurderjusticelegal thriller

Behind it

Jon AvnetJon AvnetDirectorRobert KingRobert KingScreenplayThomas NewmanThomas NewmanComposerKarl Walter LindenlaubKarl Walter LindenlaubCinematography

Cast

Richard GereRichard GereJack Moore
Bai LingBai LingShen Yuelin
Bradley WhitfordBradley WhitfordBob Ghery
Byron MannByron MannLin Dan
Peter DonatPeter DonatDavid McAndrews
Robert StantonRobert StantonEd Pratt
Tsai ChinTsai ChinChairman Xu
James HongJames HongLin Shou
Tzi MaTzi MaLi Cheng
Ulrich MatschossUlrich MatschossGerhardt Hoffman
Richard VentureRichard VentureAmbassador Reed
Jessey MengJessey MengHong Ling
Roger YuanRoger YuanHuan Minglu
Chi Yu LiGeneral Hong
Henry OHenry OProcurator General Yang
Daxing ZhangDaxing ZhangProcurator Ma
Robert LinRobert LinDirector Liu's Interpreter
Ken LeungKen LeungPeng

Director

Jon Avnet

Writer

Robert King

Release date

30 Oct 1997

Runtime

2h 2m

Budget

$48.0M

Box office

$22.4M · 0.5× its budget

Studio

Avnet/Kerner Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Language

English, Mandarin

Country

United States of America

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