Summaries

A drama centered on the relationship between Phil Spector and defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden while the music business legend was on trial for the murder of Lana Clarkson.

Record Producer Phil Spector (Al Pacino) hires Bruce Cutler (Jeffrey Tambor) to defend him when he's accused of murder. Cutler persuades Linda Kenney Baden (Dame Helen Mirren) to advise him. While the prosecution's story is contradicted by facts in the case, there is convincing circumstantial evidence against Spector, not the least of which is his appearance. As Baden gradually takes over the defense, even as she is ill with pneumonia, she must find a way to introduce ballistic evidence in a dramatic enough fashion to plant doubt in the jury's mind. Calling Specter to testify may be the only way to stage the evidence. She coaches him and rehearses him: can he (and she) pull it off?—<[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • year 1944
  • year 1968
  • year 2003
  • year 1949
  • year 2009
Genres
  • Drama
  • Biography
  • Music
Release date Mar 23, 2013
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) TV-MA
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Production companies HBO Films

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 32m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.78 : 1

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