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Presumed Innocent

Jake Gyllenhaal in Presumed Innocent.

In 1990, Alan J. Pakula directed Presumed Innocent, a legal thriller based on the best-selling novel by Scott Turow. It starred Harrison Ford as Rusty Sabich, a Chicago prosecutor who attempts to clear his name after he’s charged with the murder of his colleague and extramarital mistress, Carolyn. Now, in a serial television version, Jake Gyllenhaal takes up Ford’s role. In the face of evidence that seemingly proves his guilt, Sabich is aghast, resigned, depressed. Who actually killed Carolyn? And is Sabich the collateral damage of a perfect crime? —Jack Sullivan

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