"An innocent man has only 12 hours to live..."

1999

2h 7m

6.5(790 votes)

Drama

Crime

Thriller

Mystery

Overview

Boozer, skirt chaser, careless father. You could create your own list of reporter Steve Everett's faults but there's no time. A San Quentin Death Row prisoner is slated to die at midnight – a man Everett has suddenly realized is innocent.

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Cast & Crew

48 members

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Clint Eastwood

Steve Everett

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Isaiah Washington

Frank Louis Beechum

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LisaGay Hamilton

Bonnie Beechum

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James Woods

Alan Mann

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Denis Leary

Bob Findley

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Bernard Hill

Warden Luther Plunkitt

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Diane Venora

Barbara Everett

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Michael McKean

Réverend Shillerman

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Michael Jeter

Dale Porthouse

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Mary McCormack

Michelle Ziegler

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Hattie Winston

Mrs. Russel

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Penny Bae Bridges

Gail Beechum

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Francesca Eastwood

Kate Everett

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John Finn

Reedy

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Laila Robins

Patricia Findley

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Sydney Tamiia Poitier

Jane March

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Erik King

Pussy Man

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Graham Beckel

Arnold McCardle

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Frances Fisher

Cecilia Nussbaum

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Marissa Ribisi

Amy Wilson

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Christine Ebersole

Bridget Rossiter

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Anthony Zerbe

Henry Lowenstein

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Nancy Giles

Leesha Mitchell

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Tom McGowan

Tom Donaldson

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William Windom

Neil the Bartender

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Don West

Dr. Roger Waters

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Lucy Liu

Toy Store Girl

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Dina Eastwood

Wilma Francis

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Frances Lee McCain

Mrs. Lowenstein

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Casey Lee

Warren Russell

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Jack Kehler

Mr. Ziegler

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Colman Domingo

Wally Cartwright

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Linda Hoy

Counter Woman at Pocum's Grocery

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Danny Kovacs

Atkins

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Kelvin Han Yee

Zachary Platt

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Kathryn Howell

Nurse

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George Maguire

Frederick Robertson

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Cathy Fithian

Nancy Larson

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Roland T. Abasolo

Guard

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Michael Halton

Guard

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Jade Marx-Berti

Waitress

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Rob Reece

Executioner

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Walter Brown

Beechum Family Member

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Carmen Molinari

Woman in Park (uncredited)

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Annie Coffey

Zoo Patron (uncredited)

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Bob Dini

Editor (uncredited)

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Jodi Fung

Reporter (uncredited)

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Annie Lore

Guest at Execution (uncredited)

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