# Without Evidence

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{{short description|1995 film by Gill Dennis}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Without Evidence
| image          =WithoutEvidence.jpg
| caption        =
| director       = [Gill Dennis](/source/Gill_Dennis)
| producer       = [Eric R. Epperson](/source/Eric_R._Epperson)
| writer         = [Gill Dennis](/source/Gill_Dennis)<br />[Phil Stanford](/source/Phil_Stanford)
| starring       = [Scott Plank](/source/Scott_Plank)<br />[Anna Gunn](/source/Anna_Gunn)<br />[Angelina Jolie](/source/Angelina_Jolie)<br />[Paul Perri](/source/Paul_Perri)<br />[Andrew Prine](/source/Andrew_Prine)
| music          = [Franco Piersanti](/source/Franco_Piersanti)
| cinematography = [Victor Nuñez](/source/Victor_Nu%C3%B1ez)
| editing        = Renate D. Forster
| distributor    =
| released       = {{Film date|2000|09|12}}
| runtime        = 99 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         =
}}

'''''Without Evidence''''' is a 1995 [thriller film](/source/thriller_film) directed and co-written by [Gill Dennis](/source/Gill_Dennis) in his first and last film he directed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0219456/ |website=Imdb|title=Gill Dennis}}</ref> It stars [Scott Plank](/source/Scott_Plank), [Anna Gunn](/source/Anna_Gunn), [Angelina Jolie](/source/Angelina_Jolie), [Paul Perri](/source/Paul_Perri), and [Andrew Prine](/source/Andrew_Prine). It was co-written by Dennis and [Phil Stanford](/source/Phil_Stanford).

== Plot ==
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''Without Evidence'' is based on the true story of [Michael Francke](/source/Michael_Francke), who was the Head of Corrections for the state of [Oregon](/source/Oregon) before being murdered. Just before his [murder](/source/murder), Francke visits his brother and informs him he's been "stepping on some toes, found some things and got to clean house." involving his [prison](/source/prison) colleagues. When Michael is killed, his brother begins his own [investigation](/source/Criminal_procedure) into the murder, leading him to more lies and deceit. The "things" that Franke found could have been what an inmate-Douglas Bennett revealed later in several lawsuits about the illegal food used in prison.

==Cast==
*[Scott Plank](/source/Scott_Plank) – Kevin Francke
*[Anna Gunn](/source/Anna_Gunn) – Liz Godlove
*[Andrew Prine](/source/Andrew_Prine) – John Nelson
*[Angelina Jolie](/source/Angelina_Jolie) – Jodie Swearingen
*[Paul Perri](/source/Paul_Perri) – Sgt. Unsoeld
*Ernie Garrett - [Michael Francke](/source/Michael_Francke)
*Edwin Collier - Paul Fisk

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0176326|title=Without Evidence}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|without_evidence}}

Category:1995 films
Category:1995 psychological thriller films
Category:American psychological thriller films
Category:American courtroom films
Category:American docudrama films
Category:1995 English-language films
Category:1995 American films
Category:Films scored by Franco Piersanti
Category:English-language thriller films

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