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1999

1h 30m

5.8(12 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

A newly-appointed Supreme Court Justice must settle a controversial moral and legal dilemma with his tie-breaking decision which may also have serious implications on his own family's harmony.

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Production Companies

Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Columbia TriStar Television

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Andy Garcia

Andy Garcia

Joseph Michael Kirkland

Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

Will Dunn

Robert Prosky

Robert Prosky

Chief Justice

Ray Walston

Ray Walston

Justice Clore Cawley

James Whitmore

James Whitmore

Daniel Morissey

Kate Nelligan

Kate Nelligan

Justice Sara Marie Brandwynne

Milo O'Shea

Milo O'Shea

Justice Harlan Greene

Albert Hall

Albert Hall

Justice Hank Banks

Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban

Justice Eli MacCorckle

John Aylward

John Aylward

Justice Benjamin 'Rip' Ripley

Creative team

Directed by: David Anspaugh
Written by: Ronald Bass
Jane Rusconi
Produced by: Chad Oman

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