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One defying the system. One sworn to uphold it.
Kiefer Sutherland plays Denver Bayliss, a condemned murderer who has killed three people, including a prison guard. He was brought into the system as a juvenile delinquent and never got out. Now he is awaiting execution. Forest Whitaker stars as Fred Whitmore, a death row prison guard who runs into trouble when he refuses to take part in the brutally abusive tactics of the guards. However, something about Denver haunts Fred Whitmore, and the two men form an unexpected friendship that transforms their lives.Read moreLess
Kiefer Sutherland plays Denver Bayliss, a condemned murderer who has killed three people, including a prison guard. He was brought into the system as a juvenile delinquent and never got out. Now he is awaiting execution. Forest Whitaker stars as Fred Whitmore, a death row prison guard who runs into trouble when he refuses to take part in the brutally abusive tactics of the guards. However, something about Denver haunts Fred Whitmore, and the two men form an unexpected friendship that transforms their lives.
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Kiefer Sutherland plays Denver Bayliss, a condemned murderer who has killed three people, including a prison guard. He was brought into the system as a juvenile delinquent and never got out. Now he is awaiting execution. Forest Whitaker stars as Fred Whitmore, a death row prison guard who runs into trouble when he refuses to take part in the brutally abusive tactics of the guards. However, something about Denver haunts Fred Whitmore, and the two men form an unexpected friendship that transforms their lives.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Kiefer SutherlandDenver Bayliss
Forest WhitakerFred Whitmore
Clancy BrownLt. Lionel McMannis
Lynne MoodyHope Whitmore
Amanda PlummerLillian Burke
Kathleen QuinlanKathy Rubicek
Cameron Dye1st Inmate
Tony T. JohnsonDarrell Whitmore
Gary Carlos CervantesKranski (as Gary Cervantes)
Dom Magwili1st Guard
Mike Gomez2nd GuardExplore the crew
- Director
- Kiefer Sutherland
- Writer
- Robert Eisele
- Producer
- Mary McLaglen
- Original Music Composer
- Jude Cole
- Editor
- Steven Weisberg
- Director of Photography
- Ric Waite