True Crime (1999)
True Crime (1999) is an American mystery thriller film directed by Clint Eastwood, based on Andrew Klavan’s same-titled novel from 1995. The story follows Steve Everett, an Oakland journalist who is recovering from alcoholism. He is assigned to cover the execution of Frank Beechum, a convicted murderer, after his colleague Michelle Ziegler, who had originally been tasked with the story, passes away. Interested in the case, Everett delves into Beechum’s background and begins to question his guilt in the murder of Amy Wilson. With permission from his editor’s superior, he launches his own investigation with the condition that he must provide solid evidence before the top editor contacts the Governor to intervene. This gives Everett just over 12 hours to validate his suspicions and possibly save Beechum from execution.
During his investigation, Everett speaks with Dale Porterhouse, a prosecution witness who claims to have seen Beechum at the store with a gun. However, Everett doubts Porterhouse’s account due to the store’s layout and questions whether he could have truly seen a gun in Beechum’s hand. In light of this, Everett also speaks with D.A. Cecelia Nussbaum. Nussbaum tells him about another potential witness, Warren, who claimed to have been at the store and saw nothing out of the ordinary. Despite this information, Warren was never called as a witness. Everett begins to suspect that Warren may actually be the true killer. To further investigate this lead, he breaks into the home of a deceased reporter who may have been onto something regarding Warren. There, he discovers her file on Warren.
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Cast:  Clint EastwoodSteve Everett  Isaiah WashingtonFrank Louis Beechum  Denis LearyBob Findley  LisaGay HamiltonBonnie Beechum  James WoodsAlan Mann  Bernard HillWarden Luther Plunkitt  Diane VenoraBarbara Everett |
True Crime (1999) is an American mystery thriller film directed by Clint Eastwood, based on Andrew Klavan’s same-titled novel from 1995. The story follows Steve Everett, an Oakland journalist who is recovering from alcoholism. He is assigned to cover the execution of Frank Beechum, a convicted murderer, after his colleague Michelle Ziegler, who had originally been tasked with the story, passes away. Interested in the case, Everett delves into Beechum’s background and begins to question his guilt in the murder of Amy Wilson. With permission from his editor’s superior, he launches his own investigation with the condition that he must provide solid evidence before the top editor contacts the Governor to intervene. This gives Everett just over 12 hours to validate his suspicions and possibly save Beechum from execution.
During his investigation, Everett speaks with Dale Porterhouse, a prosecution witness who claims to have seen Beechum at the store with a gun. However, Everett doubts Porterhouse’s account due to the store’s layout and questions whether he could have truly seen a gun in Beechum’s hand. In light of this, Everett also speaks with D.A. Cecelia Nussbaum. Nussbaum tells him about another potential witness, Warren, who claimed to have been at the store and saw nothing out of the ordinary. Despite this information, Warren was never called as a witness. Everett begins to suspect that Warren may actually be the true killer. To further investigate this lead, he breaks into the home of a deceased reporter who may have been onto something regarding Warren. There, he discovers her file on Warren.
