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The Firm

19936.7 / 10154 min

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Overview

Power can be murder to resist.

Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on him, he is totally oblivious to the more sinister side of his company. Then, two Associates are murdered. The FBI contact him, asking him for information and suddenly his life is ruined. He has a choice - work with the FBI, or stay with the Firm. Either way he will lose his life as he knows it. Mitch figures the only way out is to follow his own plan...

Cast

Tom Cruise

Mitch McDeere

Jeanne Tripplehorn

Abby McDeere

Gene Hackman

Avery Tolar

Hal Holbrook

Oliver Lambert

Terry Kinney

Lamar Quinn

Wilford Brimley

William Devasher

Ed Harris

Wayne Tarrance

Holly Hunter

Tammy Hemphill

Karina Lombard

Young Woman on the Beach

David Strathairn

Ray McDeere

Gary Busey

Eddie Lomax

Steven Hill

F. Denton Voyles

Tobin Bell

The Nordic Man

Barbara Garrick

Kay Quinn

Jerry Hardin

Royce McKnight

Paul Calderon

Thomas Richie

Jerry Weintraub

Sonny Capps

Sullivan Walker

Thomas Abanks

Margo Martindale

Nina Huff

John Beal

Nathan Locke

Dean Norris

The Squat Man

Lou Walker

Frank Mulholland

Tommy Cresswell

Wally Hudson

David A. Kimball

Randall Dunbar

David Dwyer

Prison Guard

Afemo Omilami

Cotton Truck Driver

Clint Smith

Cotton Truck Driver

Jonathan Kaplan

Lawyer Recruiter

Paul Sorvino

Tommy Morolto (uncredited)

Joe Viterelli

Joey Morolto (uncredited)

Janie Paris

Madge

Susan Elliott

River Museum Guide

Erin Branham

River Museum Guide

Joey Anderson

Ruth

Deborah Thomas

Quinns' Maid

Tommy Matthews

Elvis Hemphill

Rebecca Glenn

Young Woman at Patio Bar

Terri Welles

Woman Dancing with Avery

Chris Schadrack

Lawyer Recruiter

Jeffrey Buckner Ford

Lawyer Recruiter

Andy Armstrong

Bad Beach Man (uncredited)

Ron Clinton Smith

Cotton Truck Driver #1 (uncredited)

Julia Hayes

Girl in Bar (uncredited)

Yvonne Sayers

Young Girl (uncredited)

Crew

Sydney Pollack

Director

Robert Towne

Screenplay

David Rabe

Screenplay

John Grisham

Novel

David Rayfiel

Screenplay

Scott Ferguson

Unit Manager

Morris Flam

Chief Lighting Technician

Michael Hausman

Unit Production Manager

Nanette Siegert

Production Coordinator

Robin L. Miller

Property Master

Bruce Ericksen

Costume Supervisor

David McGiffert

First Assistant Director

William A. Farley

Key Hair Stylist

Carla Corwin

Second Assistant Director

James C. Feng

Assistant Art Director

Steven Curtis Husch

Assistant Set Decoration

Robin Alan Knight

First Company Grip

Elton MacPherson

Production Accountant

Riko Schatke

Second Company Grip

E.W. Bradford

Construction Coordinator

Steve Bowerman

Boom Operator

Ken Estes

Special Effects

Michael Dellheim

Location Manager

François Duhamel

Still Photographer

Lauren Beth Strogoff

Publicist

Andy Armstrong

Stunt Coordinator

Luke Reichle

Costumer

Jerry Jackson

Transportation Coordinator

Andy Day

Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Michael Gastaldo

Assistant Property Master

Anne Rapp

Script Supervisor

Chris Jargo

ADR Editor

Jennifer Portman

Assistant Sound Editor

J. Paul Huntsman

Supervising Sound Editor

Theresa Repola Mohammed

Negative Cutter

Joyce Arrastia

Assistant Editor

Myron Nettinga

Sound Effects Editor

Gary Lewis

Dialogue Editor

Michael T. Wilson

Assistant Editor

Lucy Coldsnow-Smith

Foley Editor

Chris Jenkins

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ted Whitfield

Music Editor

Doug Hemphill

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

David L. Butler

Aerial Camera

Matthew Sawelson

Dialogue Editor

Debra Zane

Casting Associate

Marjorie McCown

Assistant Costume Designer

Jessica Gallavan

Supervising ADR Editor

Karl F. Steinkamp

Assistant Editor

Adam Sawelson

Dialogue Editor

Carolann Sanchez-Shapiro

Assistant Sound Editor

John 'J.R.' Craigmile

Payroll Accountant

Phil Hetos

Color Timer

Jeff Rosen

Foley Editor

Carmen Flores De Tanis

Assistant Sound Editor

John Haeny

Sound Effects Editor

Robin Borman-Wizan

Set Supervisor

Phill Norman

Title Designer

Lee McLemore

Grip

Jerry G. Henery

Construction Foreman

Mark Fabert

Construction Foreman

Jason White

Extras Casting Assistant

John Willett

Art Direction

David Rubin

Casting

Fredric Steinkamp

Editor

Scott Rudin

Producer

Lindsay Doran

Executive Producer

Sydney Pollack

Producer

Ruth Myers

Costume Design

John Davis

Producer

Richard Macdonald

Production Design

Michael Hausman

Executive Producer

William Steinkamp

Editor

Casey Hallenbeck

Set Decoration

Keith Campbell

Stunt Double

John Seale

Director of Photography

Dave Grusin

Original Music Composer

Mo Henry

Negative Cutter

Cody Frost

Driver

Sunny Johnson

Rigging Grip