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Find Me
Guilty |
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Vin Diesel, Ron Silver, Annabella
Sciorra, Peter Dinklage, Linus Roache,
Alex Rocco, Richard Portnow, Aleksa
Palladino, James Biberi, Paul Borghese |
| Producer |
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Bob Yari, Robert Greenhut, Robert
J DeBrino |
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Sidney Lumet |
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Drama, Legal |
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| It was the longest criminal trial
in U.S. history: After years of federal investigation,
20 members of the Lucchese crime family are brought
to court on 76 different charges. The U.S. Government
is prepared to take down one of the mob's biggest
crime families. Until one defendant decides to do
the unthinkable: defend himself. Giacomo "Jackie
Dee" DiNorscio is a member of New Jersey's
notorious Lucchese crime family. Already in the
midst of serving a 30-year sentence, Jackie is offered
an opportunity to shorten his time by testifying
against many of his closest friends. Disgusted with
the legal system bureaucracy, and refusing to betray
his "family,"
Jackie stands trial as defendant and attorney. "I'm
no gangster, I'm a gagster," insists
Jackie as he overcomes the complicated politics
of the courtroom, and comfortably takes over the
spotlight. With his outrageous sense of humor, raw
determination and unconditional loyalty, Jackie
never fails to surprise the judge, the jury, or
his skeptical fellow defendants. Lasting 21 months
during 1987-88, the Lucchese trial became the longest
in U.S. criminal history. It has continued to stand
out over the years as an epic moment in courtroom
history: 20 defendants, 20 defense attorneys (one
for each defendant), eight jury alternates
(due to the anticipated length
of the trial and the fear of bribery), and
unusually extensive summations (one
defense laywer's closing statement ran for five
days). Jackie's desperate personal journey
culminates in one of the most shocking verdicts
in American judicial history, so shocking that the
lawyers involved in the case are still arguing about
it 20 years later. |
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