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| show_name = The Burden of Proof
| image = The Burden of Proof 1992.jpg
| caption = VHS cover art
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| genre = Drama
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| based_on = {{based on|''[[The Burden of Proof (Turow novel)|The Burden of Proof]]''|[[Scott Turow]]}}
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| genre = Drama
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| screenplay = John Gay
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| based_on = {{based on|The Burden of Proof|Scott Turow}}
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| director = [[Mike Robe]]
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| screenplay = John Gay
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| starring = [[Héctor Elizondo]]<br>[[Brian Dennehy]]
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| director = [[Mike Robe]]
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| starring = [[Héctor Elizondo]]<br>[[Brian Dennehy]]
| theme_music_composer = [[Craig Safan]]
| theme_music_composer = [[Craig Safan]]
| executive_producer = Mike Robe
| executive_producer = Mike Robe
| producer = [[John Perrin Flynn]]<br>[[Benjamin A. Weissman]] (co-producer)<br>[[Preston Fischer]] (supervising producer)
| producer = [[John Perrin Flynn]]
| editor = [[Scott Vickrey]]
| editor = [[Scott Vickrey]]
| cinematography = [[Kees Van Oostrum]]
| cinematography = [[Kees Van Oostrum]]
| location = [[Mission Hills, Kansas]]<br>[[Chicago]]<br>[[Kansas City, Missouri]]
| location =
| company = [[Mike Robe Productions]]<br>[[Capital Cities Communications|Capital Cities]]<br>[[ABC Video Enterprises]]
| company = [[Mike Robe Productions]]<br>[[Capital Cities Communications|Capital Cities]]<br>[[ABC Video Enterprises]]
| distributor = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] {{Small|(United States)}}<br>[[Warner Bros.]] {{small|(International)}}
| network = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|1992|02|09}}
| network = ABC
| first_aired = {{start date|1992|2|9}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1992|02|10}}
| runtime = 184 minutes
| runtime = 184 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
}}
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'''''The Burden of Proof''''' (also '''''Scott Turow's The Burden of Proof''''') is a 1992 television [[miniseries]] based on the [[The Burden of Proof (novel)|novel of the same name]] by [[Scott Turow]]. The story follows the character Sandy Stern following events in the [[Presumed Innocent (film)|film]] and [[Presumed Innocent (novel)|book]] ''Presumed Innocent''. [[Brian Dennehy]] is the only actor to appear in both films, but here plays a different character.
'''''The Burden of Proof''''' (also '''''Scott Turow's The Burden of Proof''''') is a 1992 television [[miniseries]] based on the 1990 [[The Burden of Proof (Turow novel)|novel of the same name]] by [[Scott Turow]] which itself is a follow up to ''[[Presumed Innocent (novel)|Presumed Innocent]]''. It stars [[Héctor Elizondo]] and [[Brian Dennehy]] (who previously played Raymond Horgan, a different character in the [[Presumed Innocent (film)|film adaption]] of ''Presumed Innocent''). The story follows the character Sandy Stern (who was played by [[Raul Julia]] in the [[Presumed Innocent (film)|film adaption]] of ''Presumed Innocent'') following events in the latter.


The miniseries was directed by [[Mike Robe]], adapted by [[John Gay (screenwriter)|John Gay]], and premiered on February 9, 1992.
The miniseries was directed by [[Mike Robe]], adapted by [[John Gay (screenwriter)|John Gay]], and premiered on February 9, 1992. It was an original production filmed and aired by the [[American Broadcasting Company|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==
==Cast==
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* [[Héctor Elizondo]] ... Alejandro 'Sandy' Stern
* [[Héctor Elizondo]] as Alejandro "Sandy" Stern
* [[Brian Dennehy]] ... Dixon Hartnell
* [[Brian Dennehy]] as Dixon Hartnell
* [[Mel Harris]] ... Sonia Klonsky
* [[Mel Harris]] as Sonia Klonsky
* [[Adrienne Barbeau]] ... Silvia Hartnell
* [[Adrienne Barbeau]] as Silvia Hartnell
* [[Concetta Tomei]] ... Clara Stern
* [[Concetta Tomei]] as Clara Stern
* [[Anne Bobby]] ... Marta Stern (as Anne Marie Bobby)
* [[Anne Bobby]] as Marta Stern (as Anne Marie Bobby)
* [[Gail Strickland]] ... Fiona Cawley
* [[Gail Strickland]] as Fiona Cawley
* [[Chelcie Ross]] ... Dr. Nate Cawley
* [[Chelcie Ross]] as Dr. Nate Cawley
* [[Kerri Green]] ... Kate Granum
* [[Kerri Green]] as Kate Granum
* [[Miko Hughes]] ... Sam
* [[Miko Hughes]] as Sam
* Thomas Anthony Quinn ... Dr. Peter Stern
* Thomas Anthony Quinn as Dr. Peter Stern
* [[Jeffrey Tambor]] ... Sennett
* [[Jeffrey Tambor]] as Sennett
* [[Nora Denney]] ... Waitress
* [[Nora Denney]] as Waitress
* [[John Durbin]] ... Remo
* [[John Durbin]] as Remo
* [[T. Max Graham]] ... Lt. Ray Radczyk
* [[T. Max Graham]] as Lt. Ray Radczyk
* William Kuhlke ... Cal Hopkinson
* William Kuhlke as Cal Hopkinson
* Leah Maddrie ... Mrs. Drake
* Leah Maddrie as Mrs. Drake
* Monica McCarthy ... Nate's Nurse
* Monica McCarthy as Nate's Nurse
* [[Neal McDonough]] ... John Granum
* [[Neal McDonough]] as John Granum
* Michael T. McGraw ... FBI Agent #1
* Michael T. McGraw as FBI Agent #1
* Charles Oldfather
* Charles Oldfather
* [[Stefanie Powers]] ... Helen Dudak
* [[Stefanie Powers]] as Helen Dudak
* [[Victoria Principal]] ... Margy Allison
* [[Victoria Principal]] as Margy Allison
* Grady Smith
* Grady Smith
* [[Tim Snay]] ... FBI Agent #2
* [[Tim Snay]] as FBI Agent #2
* [[Donna Thomason]] ... Claudia
* [[Donna Thomason]] as Claudia
* Charles Whitman ... Rabbi
* Charles Whitman as Rabbi
{{colend}}
{{colend}}

==Reception==
*The miniseries won an Eddie Award for Best Editing
*Brian Dennehy was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]] as Best Supporting Actor in a [[television movie]] or mini-series.
*The miniseries was nominated for the Emmy for Best Television Movie or Miniseries.
*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."<ref>[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1992-02-07/features/9201120072_1_dixon-hartnell-alejandro-sandy-stern-novels Chicago Tribune]</ref>


==Release==
==Release==
The miniseries was a production by [[Mike Robe Productions]], [[Capital Cities Communications|Capital Cities]] and [[ABC Video Enterprises]], it's aired in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] on February 9, 1992. [[American Broadcasting Company|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 [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], which had obtained the miniseries rights domestically.
The miniseries was a production by [[Mike Robe Productions]], [[Capital Cities Communications|Capital Cities]] and [[ABC Video Enterprises]], it's aired in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] on February 9, 1992. [[American Broadcasting Company|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 [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], which had obtained the miniseries rights domestically.

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
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! Year
! Award
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Result
! Ref.
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| rowspan="3"| {{center|1992}}
| [[Casting Society of America#Artios Awards|Artios Awards]]
| Outstanding Achievement in Mini-Series Casting
| Barbara Claman
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/1992 |title=1992 Artios Awards |publisher=[[Casting Society of America]] |access-date=May 9, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[44th Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series|Outstanding Miniseries]]
| Mike Robe, Preston Fischer, and John Perrin Flynn
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/burden-proof |title=The Burden of Proof |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |access-date=May 9, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special]]
| [[Brian Dennehy]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| {{center|1993}}
| [[American Cinema Editors#Eddie Awards|American Cinema Editors Awards]]
| [[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television|Best Edited Episode from a Television Mini-Series]]
| Scott Vickrey {{small|(for "Part II")}}
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000017/1993/1/?ref_=ev_eh |title=Nominees/Winners |publisher=[[IMDb]] |access-date=April 3, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[American Society of Cinematographers|American Society of Cinematographers Awards]]
| [[American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Motion Picture, Limited Series, or Pilot Made for Television|Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Miniseries]]
| [[Kees Van Oostrum]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.theasc.com/asc_news/awards/awards_history.php |title=The ASC Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography |publisher=[[American Society of Cinematographers]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110802060537/http://www.theasc.com/asc_news/awards/awards_history.php |archive-date=August 2, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| [[Edgar Awards|Edgar Allan Poe Awards]]
| Best Television Feature of Miniseries
| [[John Gay (screenwriter)|John Gay]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://edgarawards.com/category-list-best-tv-feature-or-miniseries/ |title=Category List – Best TV Feature or MiniSeries – Edgar® Awards Info & Database |publisher=[[Edgar Awards]] |access-date=May 9, 2024}}</ref>
|}


==Home media==
==Home media==
It has been released on [[VHS]] and [[DVD]] as a single movie, albeit a 184-minute release.
The duo-series has been released on [[VHS]] and [[DVD]] as a single movie, albeit a 184-minute release.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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* {{IMDb title|0103897}}


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The Burden of Proof
VHS cover art
GenreDrama
Based onThe Burden of Proof
by Scott Turow
Screenplay byJohn Gay
Directed byMike Robe
StarringHéctor Elizondo
Brian Dennehy
Theme music composerCraig Safan
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerMike Robe
ProducerJohn Perrin Flynn
Production locationsMission Hills, Kansas
Chicago
Kansas City, Missouri
CinematographyKees Van Oostrum
EditorScott Vickrey
Running time184 minutes
Production companiesMike Robe Productions
Capital Cities
ABC Video Enterprises
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseFebruary 9 (1992-02-09) –
February 10, 1992 (1992-02-10)

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 which itself is a follow up to Presumed Innocent. It stars Héctor Elizondo and Brian Dennehy (who previously played Raymond Horgan, a different character in the film adaption of Presumed Innocent). The story follows the character Sandy Stern (who was played by Raul Julia in the film adaption of Presumed Innocent) following events in the latter.

The miniseries was directed by Mike Robe, adapted by John Gay, and premiered on February 9, 1992. It 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

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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

[edit]

Release

[edit]

The miniseries was a production by Mike Robe Productions, 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.

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
1992
 Artios Awards Outstanding Achievement in Mini-Series Casting Barbara Claman Nominated [1]
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Miniseries Mike Robe, Preston Fischer, and John Perrin Flynn Nominated [2]
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special Brian Dennehy Nominated
1993
 American Cinema Editors Awards Best Edited Episode from a Television Mini-Series Scott Vickrey (for "Part II") Won [3]
American Society of Cinematographers Awards Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Miniseries Kees Van Oostrum Nominated [4]
Edgar Allan Poe Awards Best Television Feature of Miniseries John Gay Nominated [5]

Home media

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

References

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  1. ^ "1992 Artios Awards". Casting Society of America. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "The Burden of Proof". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "Nominees/Winners". IMDb. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "The ASC Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography". American Society of Cinematographers. Archived from the original on August 2, 2011.
  5. ^ "Category List – Best TV Feature or MiniSeries – Edgar® Awards Info & Database". Edgar Awards. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
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