Trial

"Tense! Timely! Thrilling!"

1955 1h 45m EN

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6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 17

Drama

Synopsis

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A Mexican boy accused of rape and murder becomes a pawn for Communists and red-baiters. A courtroom drama set in 1947 and underlying post-WW2 acute problems facing the USA such as stormy race relations and the growing threat of local communism.

“Tense! Timely! Thrilling!”

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Cast

Glenn Ford
David Blake
Dorothy McGuire
Abbe Nyle
Arthur Kennedy
Barney Castle
John Hodiak
District Attorney John J. Armstrong
Katy Jurado
Consuela Chavez
Rafael Campos
Angel Chavez
Juano Hernández
Judge Theodore Motley
Robert Middleton
A.A. "Fats" Sanders

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mark Robson
Writers: Don Mankiewicz
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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71 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mark Robson, shot by Robert Surtees. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Daniele Amfitheatrof. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Albert Akst shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Glenn Ford and Dorothy McGuire and Arthur Kennedy carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Tense! Timely! Thrilling!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0048748 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Mark Robson directs. Robert Surtees behind the camera. Daniele Amfitheatrof scores. Albert Akst cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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171 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Mark Robson, shot by Robert Surtees. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Daniele Amfitheatrof. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Albert Akst shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Glenn Ford and Dorothy McGuire and Arthur Kennedy carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Tense! Timely! Thrilling!".
7IMDB entry: tt0048748 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 18 themes, including "new york city", "anti-communism", "lawyer", "racism".