---
title: 'Primal Fear (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gregory Hoblit'
released: '1996-04-03'
runtime_minutes: 129
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Thriller'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/primal-fear-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117381/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Primal Fear (1996)

1996 · R · 129 min · Drama, Thriller, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Primal Fear is a 1996 American legal psychological thriller film directed by Gregory Hoblit, based on the 1993 novel of the same name by William Diehl, written by Steve Shagan and Ann Biderman. It stars Richard Gere, Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Alfre Woodard, Frances McDormand, and Edward Norton in his film debut. The film follows a Chicago-based defense attorney who believes that his client, an altar boy, is not guilty of murdering a Catholic bishop.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gregory Hoblit](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-hoblit)
- **Screenplay:** [Ann Biderman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-biderman), [Steve Shagan](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-shagan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Newton Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-newton-howard)
- **Producer:** [Gary Lucchesi](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-lucchesi), [Hawk Koch](https://cinepixo.com/people/hawk-koch)
- **Editor:** [David Rosenbloom](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-rosenbloom)

## Cast

- [Edward Norton](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-norton) as Aaron Stampler
- [Laura Linney](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-linney)
- [Alfre Woodard](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfre-woodard)
- [Tony Plana](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-plana)
- [Kenneth Tigar](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-tigar)
- [Jon Seda](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-seda)
- [Terry O'Quinn](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-o-quinn)
- [Stanley Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-anderson)
- [Richard Gere](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-gere)
- [Maura Tierney](https://cinepixo.com/people/maura-tierney)
- [John Mahoney](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mahoney)
- [Andre Braugher](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-braugher)
- [Steven Bauer](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-bauer)
- [Reg Rogers](https://cinepixo.com/people/reg-rogers)
- [Joe Spano](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-spano)

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