The thrust of Stern's defense is that Della Guardia and Molto have framed Rusty. Upon being confronted by Rusty and Lipranzer, Wells confesses that he paid Judge Lyttle $1,500 to have criminal charges against him dropped, with Carolyn acting as a facilitator. Rusty discovers that Carolyn had acquired a file for a bribery case involving a man named Leon Wells. Raymond testifies and perjures himself, claiming that Rusty insisted on handling the investigation, thus confirming the defense's claim of a frame-up. At trial, it is revealed that the beer glass is missing. Rusty hires Sandy Stern, a top defense attorney. Lipranzer is removed from the case, and Greer's inquiries uncover the affair. Rusty's fingerprints are found on a beer glass from Carolyn's apartment and fibers from his carpet at home match those found on her body. When Della Guardia wins the election, he and Molto accuse Rusty of the murder and push to get evidence against him.
The killer's blood is type A, the same as Rusty's. Semen found in the victim's body contains only dead sperm. Aspects of the crime suggest that the killer knew police evidence-gathering procedures and covered up clues accordingly. Rusty soon discovers that Molto is making his own inquiries. Raymond grows furious with Rusty's handling of the case, but admits that he had also been romantically involved with Carolyn at one time. Rusty has since reconciled with his wife Barbara but is still obsessed with Carolyn.ĭetective Harold Greer is initially in charge of the murder investigation, but Rusty has him replaced with his friend Detective Dan Lipranzer, whom he persuades to narrow the inquiry so that his relationship with Carolyn is left out. As he had shown little ambition and would have therefore been of little use in advancing her career, Carolyn abruptly dumped him. Rusty, a married man, faces a conflict of interest since he had a brief sexual affair with Carolyn. With the election for District Attorney approaching, Tommy Molto, the acting head of the homicide division, has left to join the rival campaign of Nico Della Guardia. When his colleague Carolyn Polhemus is found raped and murdered in her apartment, Raymond insists that Rusty take charge of the investigation. Rozat "Rusty" Sabich is a prosecutor and the right-hand man of district attorney Raymond Horgan. The film was followed by a television miniseries, The Burden of Proof, in 1992, and a television film sequel, Innocent, in 2011. It grossed $221 million worldwide and became the eighth-highest-grossing film of 1990. The film has an approval rating of 86% on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics praising its directing, acting, and writing. Presumed Innocent premiered at the Fox Bruin Theater in Los Angeles, California on July 25, 1990, before being released in North America on July 27, 1990. Filming took place on locations in Detroit, Windsor, Ontario, and New Jersey, and on soundstages at Kaufman Astoria Studios in New York. Principal photography commenced in July 1989 and concluded in October of that year, with a budget of $20 million. After an unsuccessful pre-production development at United Artists, the project moved to Warner Bros., and Pakula was brought in to rewrite the script with Pierson before signing on as the film's director in January 1989. Producers Sydney Pollack and Mark Rosenberg acquired the rights in December 1986 and hired Pierson to write the script.
Several studios and producers fought to secure the film rights one year before the novel was published. The film follows Rusty Sabich (Ford), a prosecutor who is charged with the murder of his colleague and mistress Carolyn Polhemus (Scacchi). Pakula, and written by Pakula and Frank Pierson, it stars Harrison Ford, Brian Dennehy, Raúl Juliá, Bonnie Bedelia, Paul Winfield and Greta Scacchi. Presumed Innocent is a 1990 American legal thriller film based on the 1987 novel of the same name by Scott Turow.
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