In this dramatic courtroom thriller, Lt. Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise), a Navy lawyer who has never seen the inside of the courtroom, defends two stubborn Marines; Lance Corporal Harold W. 'Hal' Dawson (Wolfgang Bodison) & Private First Class Louden Downey (James Marshall) who have been accused of murdering a colleague.
Kaffee is reknowned as being lazy and had arranged for a plea bargain. Downey's Aunt Ginny appoints Cmdr. Galloway (Demi Moore) to represent him. Also on the legal staff is Lt. Sam Weinberg (Kevin Pollak).
The team round up many facts and Kaffee is discovering that he is really cut out for trial work. The defense is originally based upon the fact that PFC Santiago, the victim, was given a "Code Red" and was basically a screw-up and at Gitmo, these people aren't tolerated. Especially by Col. Nathan Jessup (Jack Nicholson).
In Cuba, Jessup and two senior officers; Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Andrew Markinson (J.T. Walsh) & Lieutenant Jonathan James 'John' Kendrick (Kiefer Sutherland) try to give all the help they can, but Kaffee knows something's fishy.
Keywords:
Crime, Drama, Thriller, Based-on-Play, Courtroom, Court-Room Drama, Movie, Film, Movies, Films, Oscar Best Picture Nominated
Film
(1992) 
(4 Star)
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