Murder in the First
Director: Marc Rocco
Genre: Crime Fiction, Courtroom Drama, Period piece, Prison, Drama
Year: 1995
Country: United States of America, France
Language: English Language
Starring: Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman, Embeth Davidtz, Mia Kirshner, R. Lee Ermey, William H. Macy, Brad Dourif, Kyra Sedgwick, Stephen Tobolowsky
Murder in the First is a largely fictitious 1995 film, directed by Marc Rocco, about a petty criminal named Henri Young (portrayed by Kevin Bacon) who is put on trial for murder in the first degree.
As a 17-year-old orphan, Henri Young steals $5.00 from a grocery store to feed himself and his little sister, both of whom are destitute. He is apprehended by the store clerk, and his sister is sent to an orphanage. Because the store Young robs houses a U.S. Post Office, his crime becomes a federal offense. Young never sees his sister again and is sentenced to Leavenworth Penitentiary, Kansas. After later being transferred to Alcatraz, he participates in an escape attempt with two other prisoners.
The escape plan fails due to the betrayal of a fellow inmate, Rufus McCain. Young is sent to solitary confinement in "the hole", where, except for 30 minutes on Christmas Day, 1940, he is left for three years. During this extraordinarily long period of time spent in solitary confinement, Young slowly begins to lose his sanity. Upon being released from solitary confinement, he experiences a psychotic episode in the prison cafeteria and attacks McCain, stabbing him to death with a spoon in full
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