The Client
A district attorney out for a conviction. A new lawyer out of her league. A young boy who knew too much.
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7/20/1994Runtime
119 minsOverview
A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the body of a Senator is buried. Clifford shoots himself and Mark is found at the scene, and both the FBI and the Mafia quickly realize that Mark probably knows more than he says.
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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$45,000,000Revenue
$117,615,211Homepage
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A clever kid caught in the crossfire between the law and the mob finds an unlikely champion in a young lawyer willing to fight the system itself. It's a taught legal thriller that builds dread through the constant threat hanging over a boy who knows too much.
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Brad Renfro
Mark Sway
Susan Sarandon
Reggie Love
Tommy Lee Jones
Roy Foltrigg
Mary-Louise Parker
Dianne Sway
Anthony LaPaglia
Barry Muldano
Bradley Whitford
Thomas Fink
Will Patton
Sergeant Hardy
Anthony Edwards
Clint Von Hooser
J.T. Walsh
Jason McThune
Anthony Heald
Larry Trumann
Kim Coates
Paul Gronke
Kimberly Scott
Doreen
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