Murdered Innocence

{{Short description|1995 film by Frank Coraci}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Murdered Innocence | image = Murdered Innocence FilmPoster.jpeg | caption = VHS cover | director = Frank Coraci | producer = Phyllis Alia Fred Carpenter | screenplay = Fred Carpenter Frank Coraci Steven Peros | story = Norman Rafsol | starring = | music = Alan Pasqua | cinematography = William Francesco Rob Loscalzo | editing = Tom Lewis Suzanne Pillsbury | distributor = | released = {{Film date|1995}} | runtime = 80 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''''Murdered Innocence''''' is a 1995 drama film directed and co-written by Frank Coraci, in his directorial debut.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/callingtheshots/frank_coraci.shtml|title=BBC - Movies - Calling The Shots|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/475621178/|title=Apr 25, 1996, page 147 - Daily News at Newspapers.com™|website=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmdienst.de/film/details/67636/murdered-innocence|title=Murdered Innocence|website=www.filmdienst.de}}</ref>

==Plot== The film is a murder mystery about a young mother who is murdered.

==Cast==

* Jason Miller as Detective Rollins<ref name=":2">[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/525380/murdered-innocence#credits tcm.com]{{dead link|date=December 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> * Fred Carptener as Scott Baron<ref name=":2" /> * Jacqueline Macario as Lauren<ref name=":2" /> * Gary Aumiller as William "Teach" Spence<ref name=":2" /> * Ellen Greene<ref name=":2" /> * Victor Campos as The Warden

== Production == Steven Peros was a screenwriter.<ref name=":2" /> The film's music was by Alan Pasqua.<ref name=":2" />

''Murdered Innocence'' was filmed on Long Island.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/474102027/|title=Oct 03, 1994, page 77 - Daily News at Newspapers.com™|website=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The budget for the film was $1 million.<ref name=":3" />

== Reception == A review in ''Daily News'' described the film as "deserving of noir fans attention" and stated that "Coraci and crew's urgent exploration of the theme of shared guilt enables ''Murdered Innocence'' to overcome a sketchy script."<ref name=":0" /> The film was reviewed by Joe Hill in ''Filmdienst'', a German-language film magazine.<ref name=":1" /> The film won the Long Island Film Festival.<ref name=":3" />

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb title|id=0113872|title=Murdered Innocence}} *[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/murdered_innocence Murdered Innocence] at Rotten Tomatoes

Category:1995 films Category:American thriller films Category:Films directed by Frank Coraci Category:1995 thriller films Category:1995 directorial debut films Category:1995 English-language films Category:1995 American films Category:English-language thriller films