Double Jeopardy

Name: Double Jeopardy
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Drama
Released: 1999-09-24
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Ashley Judd, Tommy Lee Jones, Bruce Greenwood, Annabeth Gish, Benjamin Weir

Murder isn't always a crime.

Double Jeopardy (1999)

Timing: 1:45 (105 min)

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Release date

1999-09-24

Country

Germany, United States

Production

Paramount, MFP Munich Film Partners GmbH & Company I. Produktions KG

Genre

Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Drama

Budget

$70 000 000

Revenue

$177 841 558

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Director

Bruce Beresford

Actors

Ashley Judd, Tommy Lee Jones, Bruce Greenwood, Annabeth Gish, Benjamin Weir, Jay Brazeau, Roma Maffia, Davenia McFadden, Gillian Barber, Michael Gaston
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Scenario

David Weisberg, Douglas S. Cook

Producer

Leonard Goldberg

Operator

Peter James

Composer

Normand Corbeil

Artist

Monroe Kelly, Barbara Wilson

Audition

Deborah Aquila, Sarah Halley Finn, Lynne Carrow

Editing

Mark Warner, Bob Johnston
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Short description

Framed for the murder of her husband, Libby Parsons 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 superiors and law enforcement colleagues.

What's left behind the scenes

Meg Ryan and Brooke Shields turned down the role of Libby, resulting in Jodie Foster being cast, but she became pregnant and the role went to Ashley Judd.
Ashley Judd plays the lead role, but Tommy Lee Jones's name is listed first in the credits.
According to director Bruce Beresford, Robert Benton worked on the script shortly before filming began, but his name is not listed in the credits.
The U.S. Constitution does indeed prohibit trying a person for the same crime more than once; however, the fact that a person was convicted of a crime they did not commit does not give them the right to then go and commit that crime. Furthermore, the heroine could have been tried not only for intentional murder, but also for concealed carry, stalking, and manslaughter.

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