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Conviction
Category: Biography
All Genres: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2010
Country: USA
Runtime: 107
Rating: 8.6 (0)
Languages: English
Director: Tony Goldwyn
Sound: SDDS, DTS, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
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Writing by: Pamela Gray – (written by)
Produced by: Markus Barmettler – executive producer
Anthony Callie – executive producer
Ed Cathell III – co-producer
Dama Claire – co-producer
Tony Goldwyn – producer
Andrew S. Karsch – producer
Alwyn Kushner – executive producer
Myles Nestel – executive producer
Tim Smith – executive producer
Andrew Sugerman – producer
Hilary Swank – executive producer
Cast: Hilary Swank – Betty Anne Waters
Sam Rockwell – Kenny Waters
Thomas D. Mahard – Law Professor (as Thomas Mahard)
Owen Campbell – Ben
Conor Donovan – Richard
Laurie Brown – Law Professor #2
John Pyper-Ferguson – Aidan
Minnie Driver – Abra Rice
Ele Bardha – Don
Melissa Leo – Nancy Taylor
Rusty Mewha – Desk Sergeant
Music: Paul Cantelon
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Plot Outline:
A working mother puts herself through law school in an effort to represent her brother, who has been wrongfully convicted of murder and has exhausted his chances to appeal his conviction through public defenders.
Plot: Betty Anne Waters (Swank) is a high school dropout who spent nearly two decades working as a single mother while putting herself through law school, tirelessly trying to beat the system and overturn her brother's (Rockwell) unjust murder conviction.
Movie Quotes:
Crazy Credits: We know about 4 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:
Charlestown's reputation as a breeding ground for armed robbers is authentic. However, this film all but ignores the great majority of the residents of Charlestown, past and present, who are the same good and true people found most anywhere. This film is dedicated to them.
Goofs: We know about 12 goofs. Here comes one of them:
Continuity: Towards the end of the film, Frawley receives a note under his FBI antenna. A few shots later, the antenna is in a different location on the rear window.
Trivia: There are 1 entries in the trivia list – like these:
- Naomi Watts was originally set to play Betty Anne Waters but was replaced by Hilary Swank.