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Double Jeopardy
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Double Jeopardy is a 1999 thriller and crime film directed by Bruce Beresford and produced by Leonard Goldberg. It stars Ashley Judd, Tommy Lee Jones, Bruce Greenwood and Annabeth Gish, with a score by Normand Corbeil and editing by Mark Warner. The story is set in Washington and San Francisco, though filming took place in Vancouver and New Orleans.
A co-production between Germany and the United States, made by Paramount Pictures, the film had a budget of $70,000,000 and earned $177,841,558 in revenue. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix in video-on-demand format.
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6.6Libby Parsons, wrongly convicted of her husband Nick's murder, thinks he is still alive. She survives the long years in prison with two burning desires sustaining her -- finding her son and solving the mystery that destroyed her once-happy life. Standing between her and her quest, however, is her parole officer, Travis Lehman. Libby poses a challenge to the cynical officer, one that forces him to face up to his own failings while pitting him against his superior and law enforcement colleagues, as she plunges into a desperate fight for justice, survival, and revenge.
Cast
- Tommy Lee Jones as Travis Lehman
- Ashley Judd as Libby Parsons
- Benjamin Weir as Four-Year-Old Matty Parsons
- Jay Brazeau as Bobby Long
- Bruce Greenwood as Nick Parsons
- John Maclaren as Rudy
Themes
- sailboat
- court case
- new orleans, louisiana
- ferry boat
- deceived wife
- women's prison
- parole board
- wrongful imprisonment
- courtroom
- fake death
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Bruce Beresford
- Written by
- David Weisberg , Douglas Cook
- Produced by
- Leonard Goldberg
- Starring
- Tommy Lee Jones Ashley Judd Bruce Greenwood Annabeth Gish
- Cinematography
- Peter James
- Edited by
- Mark Warner
- Music by
- Normand Corbeil
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- Release date
- September 24, 1999 ( 1999-09-24 )
- Running time
- 105 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $40 million
- Box office
- $177.8 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Bruce Beresford
- Cast member
- Jason Douglas
- Composer
- Normand Corbeil
- Producer
- Leonard Goldberg
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Narrative location
- Washington
- Filming location
- New Orleans
- Duration
- 105
- FilmAffinity ID
- 461650
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2000-04-27
- film editor
- Mark Warner
- title
- Double Jeopardy
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 41/100
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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Encyclopedic overview
Double Jeopardy is a 1999 American crime thriller film directed by Bruce Beresford, and starring Ashley Judd, Tommy Lee Jones, and Bruce Greenwood. Released by Paramount Pictures on September 24, 1999, the film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $177.8 million against a $40 million budget.
Plot
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