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Red Corner

Red Corner

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Red Corner

"Severity for those who resist."

1997

2h 2m

6.3(419 votes)

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Overview

An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the country.

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Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Richard Gere

Richard Gere

Jack Moore

Bai Ling

Bai Ling

Shen Yuelin

Bradley Whitford

Bradley Whitford

Bob Ghery

Byron Mann

Byron Mann

Lin Dan

Peter Donat

Peter Donat

David McAndrews

Robert Stanton

Robert Stanton

Ed Pratt

Tsai Chin

Tsai Chin

Chairman Xu

James Hong

James Hong

Lin Shou

Tzi Ma

Tzi Ma

Li Cheng

Ulrich Matschoss

Ulrich Matschoss

Gerhardt Hoffman

Creative team

Directed by: Jon Avnet
Written by: Robert King
Produced by: Rosalie Swedlin
Jordan Kerner

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