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Released
1998 · FILM

Wrongfully Accused

A famed violinist framed for murder must outrun relentless pursuers worldwide while hunting the crippled mastermind who set him up, all to prove his innocence before the executioner’s blade falls.

Somewhere in the naked city lurks a one-armed, one-legged, one-eyed man responsible for the murder for which Ryan Harrison has been wrongfully accused. To find him, all Ryan needs is a clue.

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Runtime
87 min
ActionComedyThriller

Synopsis

Ryan Harrison is a renowned violinist, celebrity, and sex symbol who is accused of murdering sexy Lauren Goodhue's husband, Mr. Goodhue. Despite his insistence that he would not cheat on the husband with Lauren, Mr. Goodhue is found dead and Ryan becomes the prime suspect. After being sentenced to death, Ryan escapes during his transfer to the site of his execution. Now a fugitive, he is pursued by people around the world as he moves from one misfortune to another in an attempt to clear his name by tracking down a mysterious man who is missing one eye, one arm, and one leg.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 19

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by James R SymonsShot by Glen MacphersonScored by Bill ContiDesigned by Michael S Bolton

Box Office

1998 · Box office

Grossed $9.6M worldwide

Worldwide gross

$9.6M

Worldwide gross$9.6M

Opening weekend: $3.5M 36% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $5.1M53% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,062 theaters

Also known as

  • Leslie Nielsen ist sehr verdächtigde
  • Sehr verdächtigde
  • Le Détonateurfr
  • Il fuggitivo della missione impossibileit

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