Summary
Small town lawyer, Harmon Cobb, defends a Nazi prisoner of war against murder charges. Set during World War II, Cobb has to contend with the difficulties of defending the devil when the town's only doctor (Barnard Hughes) dies while at "Camp Bremen" in the fictitious town of Bremen, Colorado.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 72GoodWatch 69
IMDb7.2
Audience score71%
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for dramas, −9 min on the typical 109
typical 109100Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1990
March 4, 1990
36 years ago
Genres
DramaTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Better for older viewers: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 11 more26 people
- Walter MatthauHarmon Cobb
- Susan BlakelyBillie
- Robert CarradineDomsczek
- Harry MorganJudge Bell
- William SchallertWallace
- Peter FirthGeiger
- Norbert WeisserRiefenstahl
- Barnard HughesDoc Hansen
Dave CameronMan in Suit
Ariana RichardsNancy
Douglas RoweClarence- JHJoe HorváthMajor Lilly
Helen StenborgEdna Mae Hansen- HCHenry Crowell Jr.Corporal Sweazy
- DUDavid UnderwoodLieutenant Morton
- RMRobert MacKenzieSergeant Osias
- CHCharles HudsonJames Shoat
- MRMark RubaldHeinz
- BHBob HollandBrigaman
Annabelle WeenickGinny- KGKevin GrayLieutenant Baldwin
Richard JuryZack- BSBilly StreaterBob
- JHJim HuffmanJack
Directing · 1
- Joseph Sargent Director
Writing · 2
- Michael Norell Writer
- James Norell Writer
Production · 4
- Robert Halmi Executive Producer
- Ed Self Producer
- Bill Brademan Producer
- Charles Matthau Associate Producer
Editing · 1
- Debra Karen Editor
Sound · 1
- Laurence Rosenthal Original Music Composer
Other crew · 1
- Kees Van Oostrum Cinematography
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