Suspect Zero - Im Auge des Mörders (2004)
Agent Thomas Mackelway ist gerade in das FBI-Büro in New Mexico versetzt worden und darüber unheimlich unglücklich. Kein Wunder, denn dieser US-Bundesstaat ist nicht gerade als großes Arbeitsfeld des FBI bekannt. Schon in diesem ersten Moment ist dem Zuschauer klar: Der muss irgendwem gehörig auf den Schlips getreten sein, um dort zu landen. Bevor es darauf eine Antwort gibt, bekommt Mackelway ein mysteriöses Fax: Ein Unbekannter schickt ihm ältere Vermisstenanzeigen, auf denen Kommentare „wie sieh genau hin“ und ein Kreis, durch den ein Strich gezogen ist, vermerkt sind. Die angestrengte Lektüre wird vom ersten echten Fall unterbrochen: Vertreter Harold Speck ist bestialisch genau auf der Grenze des Bundesstaats ermordet worden, am Tatort findet sich die gleiche Kreiszeichnung wie auf Mackelways Fax.
Der Regisseur:
E. Elias Merhige
Die Autor:
Zak Penn, Billy Ray.
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Aaron Eckhart as Thomas Mackelway |
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Ben Kingsley as Benjamin O'Ryan |
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Carrie-Anne Moss as Fran Kulok |
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Harry Lennix as Rich Charleton |
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Kevin Chamberlin as Harold Speck |
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Julian Reyes as Highway Patrolman |
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Keith Campbell as Raymond Starkey |
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Chloe Russell as Loretta |
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Ellen Blake as Dolly |
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William B. Johnson as Mel |
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Jerry Gardner as Sheriff Harry Dylan |
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Daniel Patrick Moriarty as Bud Granger |
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Curtis Plagge as Jumbo |
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Nicole DeHuff as Katie Potter |
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William Mapother as Bill Grieves |
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Donn Owens as FBI Agent |
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Brady Coleman as Dyson |
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Frank Collison as Piper |
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Catherine Haun as Joan Speck |
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Lea Franklin as Mother |
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Angelina Torres as Neighbor Lady |
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David Ode as Bartender |
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David House as Truth or Consequences Cop |
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Miguel Zapata as Charlie |
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Jane E. Goold as Kathleen |
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Boots Southerland as Vic |
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Benjamin Petry as Little Boy |
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Jenny Cleveland as Little Boy's Mother |
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Buddy Joe Hooker as Suspect Zero |
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Kent Kirkpatrick as Cora |
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Dorsey Ray as Project Director |
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Michael Chapman as Prosecutor #1 |
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Marya Beauvais as Prosecutor #2 |
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Letta E. Gorder as Reporter |
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Ed Dames as Icarus Trainer |
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Aaron Donahue as Remote Viewer |
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Kevin Skousen as Icarus Agent |
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Cecilia L. Webb as Gospel Singer #1 |
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Hope Bell as Gospel Singer #2 |
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Richard Barela as Bar Patron (uncredited) |
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Xanndra Boehler as State Trooper (uncredited) |
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Jamie Haqqani as FBI Agent (uncredited) |
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Elizabeth Latham as Vendor (uncredited) |
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Daniel Smith as State Trooper (uncredited) |
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Robert Towne as Professor Dates (uncredited) |
| Directing | E. Elias Merhige | Director |
| Writing | Zak Penn | Screenplay |
| Production | Paula Wagner | Producer |
| Production | Gaye Hirsch | Producer |
| Camera | Michael Chapman | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Billy Ray | Screenplay |
| Production | Darren Miller | Co-Producer |
| Writing | Zak Penn | Story |
| Sound | Clint Mansell | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Guy Barnes | Art Direction |
| Editing | John Gilroy | Editor |
| Production | Deborah Aquila | Casting |
| Directing | Judi Townsend | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | Robert K. Lambert | Editor |
| Production | Tricia Wood | Casting |
| Art | Ida Random | Production Design |
| Crew | Dick Ziker | Stunts |
| Crew | Steve M. Davison | Stunts |
| Directing | Buddy Joe Hooker | Second Unit Director |
| Crew | Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Gary Lucchesi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Guy East | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nigel Sinclair | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jonathan Sanger | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elizabeth Korsmo | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Tom Rosenberg | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lizz Wolf | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Todd McIntosh | Makeup Artist |
| Production | E. Elias Merhige | Producer |
| Production | Lester Berman | Co-Producer |
| Production | Moritz Borman | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Claire Hannan | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rob Hinderstein | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Wendy Ozols-Barnes | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephan Dupuis | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Jeffrey Ford | Additional Editor |
| Production | Tom Cruise | Executive Producer |