Benefit of the Doubt (1993 film)

Benefit of the Doubt
Film poster
Directed byJonathan Heap
Written by
Story byMichael Lieber
Produced by
  • Dieter Geissler
  • Brad M. Gilbert
  • Michael Spielberg
Starring
CinematographyJohnny E. Jensen
Edited bySharyn L. Ross
Music byHummie Mann
Production
companies
CineVox Filmproduktion
Benefit Productions
Monument Pictures
Distributed byCineVox Filmverleih (through Warner Bros.)
Release date
  • 17 June 1993 (1993-06-17)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageEnglish

Benefit of the Doubt (German: Im Bann des Zweifels) is a 1993 English-language German thriller film directed by Jonathan Heap and starring Donald Sutherland and Amy Irving.

It was released in the United States by Miramax Films on July 16, 1993, marking the first film to be released by Miramax after being acquired by The Walt Disney Company. Disney would continue to distribute Miramax's films for the next 17 years, ending with The Switch on August 20, 2010, before Disney sold the company to Filmyard Holdings that same year on December 3.