Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, a 2009 American film, is a remake of the 1956 film of the same name by Fritz Lang. Written, directed and filmed by Peter Hyams, the new version starred Jesse Metcalfe, Michael Douglas and Amber Tamblyn. The production was announced in February 2008 and filming began the following month. The film opens on a close-up of a frightened woman's eyes. She is blindfolded by an unseen man. The camera pulls back to reveal that she's undergoing a blind tasting of coffee by local TV reporter CJ Nicholas . After filming the report, CJ reveals his chagrin at filming such fluff.... He heads to the courthouse to watch Shreveport District Attorney Mark Hunter give his final argument on a murder case. CJ pigeonholes Assistant D.A. Ella Crystal afterward and asks her for the videotape of the murderer's interrogation. He also presses her for a date. She reluctantly agrees to both. At the TV station, CJ drags cameraman Corey Finley into his editor's office and pitches a corruption story on Hunter. The video reveals that the interrogating officer, Lt. Merchant, offers the murderer a cigarette.
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| Release date: | February 5, 2009 |
| Directed by: | Peter Hyams |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 106 Minutes |
| Producer: | Ted Hartley, Limor Diamant, Mark Damon |
| Editor: | Jeff Gullo |
| Music by: | David Shire |
| Cinematography: | Peter Hyams |
| Screenplay by: | Peter Hyams |
| Estimated budget: | $25,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt |
| Genre: | Thriller |