The Burden of Proof (miniseries)

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The Burden of Proof (also Scott Turow's The Burden of Proof) is a 1992 television miniseries based on the 1990 novel of the same name by Scott Turow. The story follows the character Sandy Stern following events in the film and book Presumed Innocent. Brian Dennehy is the only actor to appear in both films, but here plays a different character.

The miniseries was directed by , adapted by John Gay, and premiered on February 9, 1992. The film was an original production filmed and aired by the ABC Video Enterprises, and was also released theatrically outside the US. by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Plot[]

A lawyer who's still recuperating after the untimely death of his wife, must defend his probably dirty brother-in-law, a stockbroker under investigation. He discovers that everyone has dark secrets, including himself.

Cast[]

Reception[]

• The miniseries won an Eddie Award for Best Editing
• Brian Dennehy was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
• The miniseries was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series.
• Not all critics liked the film. Chicago Tribune television critic Rick Kogan wrote that the movie "proceeds so deliberately as to prove numbing" and that "the cast of characters remains superficial." He concluded by noting that "the axes around which the plot, and the sex, spin are less major crimes than melodramatic misdemeanors. The four-hour sentence they receive here is too harsh a punishment for the audience."^[1]

Release[]

The miniseries was a production by , Capital Cities and ABC Video Enterprises, it's aired in the ABC on February 9, 1992. ABC handled U.S. distribution, while Warner Bros. handled International distribution. Warner Bros. handles the rights of the miniseries to be released on theatrical versions and on home video (including Warner Home Video). As of 1996, The Walt Disney Company now owns domestic rights to The Burden of Proof through ABC, which had obtained the miniseries rights domestically.

Home media[]

The duo-series has been released on VHS and DVD as a single movie, albeit a 184-minute release.

References[]

External links[]

• The Burden of Proof at IMDb