| Other author/creator | Hoblit, Gregory, film director. |
| Other author/creator | Lucchesi, Gary, film producer. |
| Other author/creator | Shagan, Steve screenwriter. |
| Other author/creator | Biderman, Ann, screenwriter. |
| Other author/creator | Gere, Richard, 1949- actor. |
| Other author/creator | Linney, Laura actor. |
| Other author/creator | Mahoney, John, 1940-2018 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Woodard, Alfre, 1953- actor. |
| Other author/creator | McDormand, Frances actor. |
| Other author/creator | Norton, Edward actor. |
| Other author/creator | O'Quinn, Terry, 1952- actor. |
| Other author/creator | Howard, James Newton composer (expression) |
| Other author/creator | Motion picture adaptation of (work): Diehl, William Primal fear. |
| Other author/creator | Paramount Pictures Corporation production company. |
| Other author/creator | Rysher Entertainment production company. |
| Other author/creator | Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm), film distributor. |
| Variant title |
French title: Terreur extrême |
| Abstract |
Criminal defense attorney Martin Vail is brilliant and confident. He is accustomed to fabricating and selling the truth while seeking the glory in the media spotlight. When he learns of the gruesome murder of a local Catholic archbishop, he immediately decides to defend the accused penniless altar boy. But Vail soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, as he becomes tangled in a web of lies, corruption and betrayal. |
| General note | Based on the novel by William Diehl. |
| General note | Originally released as a motion picture in 1996. |
| General note | Special features: Commentary by director Gregory Hoblit, writer Ann Biderman, producer Gary Lucchesi, executive producer Hawk Koch, and casting director Deborah Aquila; "Primal fear: the final verdict" featurette; "Primal fear: star witness-casting Edward Norton" featurette; "The psychology of guilt" featurette; theatrical trailer. |
| Credits | Director of photography, Michael Chapman ; editor, David Rosenbloom ; music, James Newton Howard. |
| Cast |
Richard Gere, Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Alfre Woodard, Frances McDormand, Edward Norton. Terry O'Quinn. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for brief grisly violence, pervasive strong language and a sex scene. |
| Audience |
CHV rating: 18A. |
| Technical details | DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (enhanced); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
| Terms of use | This DVD disc is copy protected. |
| Language | English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English. |
| Genre/form | Legal films. |
| Genre/form | Crime films. |
| Genre/form | Film adaptations. |
| Genre/form | Fiction films. |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| Genre/form | Feature films United States. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Contains title |
Container of (work): Primal fear (Motion picture) |
| Contains title |
Container of (expression): Primal fear (Motion picture). French. |
| Contains title |
Container of (expression): Primal fear (Motion picture). Spanish. |
| ISBN | 1415746575 |
| ISBN | 9781415746578 |
| UPC |
097361422046 |
| UPC |
097361422060 |
| UPC |
883929303373 |
| Publisher number | 14220 Paramount Home Entertainment |
| Stock number | Midwest Tape http://www.midwesttapes.com |
