| Jagged Edge | |
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| Directed by | Richard Marquand |
| Written by | Joe Eszterhas |
| Produced by | Martin Ransohoff |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Matthew F. Leonetti |
| Edited by | Sean Barton Conrad Buff |
| Music by | John Barry |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15 million[citation needed] |
| Box office | $40.5 million |
Jagged Edge is a 1985 American neo-noir[1] legal thriller film written by Joe Eszterhas, and directed by Richard Marquand, the last of his films to be released during his lifetime. The film stars Glenn Close, Jeff Bridges, Peter Coyote and Robert Loggia. A lawyer reluctantly takes the case of a man accused of killing his wife, but remains uncertain if he is guilty or not.
The film received positive reviews from critics and was a box office success. Loggia was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance.
- ^ Silver, Alain; Ward, Elizabeth; eds. (1992). Film Noir: An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style (3rd ed.). Woodstock, New York: The Overlook Press. ISBN 0-87951-479-5