Music Box is a 1989 film that tells the story of a Hungarian-American immigrant who is accused of having been a war criminal. The plot revolves around his daughter, an attorney, who defends him, and her struggle to uncover the truth.
The movie was written by Joe Eszterhas and directed by Costa-Gavras. It stars Jessica Lange, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Frederic Forrest, Donald Moffat and Lukas Haas. It is loosely based on the real life case of John Demj...
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Music Box is a 1989 film that tells the story of a Hungarian-American immigrant who is accused of having been a war criminal. The plot revolves around his daughter, an attorney, who defends him, and her struggle to uncover the truth.
The movie was written by Joe Eszterhas and directed by Costa-Gavras. It stars Jessica Lange, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Frederic Forrest, Donald Moffat and Lukas Haas. It is loosely based on the real life case of John Demjanjuk.
Soon after the film begins, Anne learns that her father, Mike Laszlo, has been indicted for alleged war crimes during World War II. He insists that it is a case of mistaken identity. After some soul-searching and against the advice of both the prosecutor, Jack Burke, and her ex-father-in-law, Harry Talbot, Anne resolves to defend her father, partly at his urging and partly after seeing how much her son, Mikey, admires his grandfather.
According to the prosecution, Laszlo was not, as he claims, a simple office worker before he fled from...
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