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Director
  
Lee H. Katzin

Duration
  

Language
  
English

4.2/10
IMDb

Writer
  
John Jarrell

Genres
  
Action Film, Thriller

Country
  
United States

Restraining Order (film) movie poster
Cast
  
Eric Roberts
(Robert Woodfield),
Hannes Jaenicke
(Martin Ritter),
Tatjana Patitz
(Leight Woodfield),
Dean Stockwell
(Charlie Mason),
Franc Luz
(Craig Dixon),
Natalija Nogulich
(Judge Hargreaves)

Release date
  
April 30, 1999

Similar movies
  
Related Lee H Katzin movies

Tagline
  
Betrayed by the system he was sworn to defend

When a lawyer (Eric Roberts) discovers his client (Hannes Jaenicke) lied to avoid a murder conviction, the mafia terrorizes his wife (Tatjana Patitz) and him in order to keep the secret.

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Restraining Order is a 1999 crime thriller film directed by Lee H. Katzin. It stars Eric Roberts and Hannes Jaenicke.

Robert Woodfield is a criminal defense attorney, and he has defended a lot of criminals, many of whom are guilty, but has maintained that everyone deserves a competent defense, which he provides whether they are guilty or not. Currently he is defending Martin Ritter, a killer, whom he gets off. Later he has dinner with a friend, and his friend tells him that he needs to talk to him about something important. He is about to leave when some masked men go to his friend and kill him, when one of the men takes off his mask; it's Martin Ritter. Now being his lawyer, Robert can't say anything about what he saw. But that doesn't stop him from investigating what his dead friend was so worried about. It seems that he has stumbled onto something big, and instead of killing him they frame his wife for murder to get him to back off. But he doesn't and both his wife and him are now in danger. And still has no idea what's going on. Will he find out before they get to him?

Plot

Robert Woodfield is a criminal defense attorney, and he has defended a lot of criminals, many of whom are guilty, but has maintained that everyone deserves a competent defense, which he provides whether they are guilty or not. Currently he is defending Martin Ritter, a killer, whom he gets off. Later he has dinner with a friend, and his friend tells him that he needs to talk to him about something important. He is about to leave when some masked men go to his friend and kill him; when one of the men takes off his mask, its Martin Ritter. Now, being his lawyer, Robert cant say anything about what he saw. But that doesnt stop him from investigating what his dead friend was so worried about. It seems that he has stumbled onto something big, and instead of killing him they frame his wife for murder to get him to back off. But he doesnt and both his wife and he are now in danger. And he still has no idea whats going on. Will he find out before they get to him?

Cast

  • Eric Roberts as Robert Woodfield
  • Hannes Jaenicke as Martin Ritter
  • Tatjana Patitz as Leight Woodfield
  • Dean Stockwell as Charlie Mason
  • Franc Luz as Craig Dixon
  • Sibel Ergener as Joan

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