Trial

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"Trial" is a 1955 courtroom drama film starring Arthur Kennedy, known for its exploration of justice, racism, and political manipulation in a highly charged legal case.

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instanceOf film ⓘ
awardNomination Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ
awardNominationFor Arthur Kennedy ⓘ
basedOn Trial (novel) ⓘ
basedOnAuthor Don Mankiewicz ⓘ
certificateRating Approved (Production Code era) ⓘ
cinematographyBy Robert Surtees ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
depicts racially charged murder accusation ⓘ
director Mark Robson ⓘ
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
editedBy Harold F. Kress ⓘ
explores conflict between legal ethics and political ideology ⓘ
filmFormat black-and-white film ⓘ
genre drama film ⓘ
legal drama film ⓘ
hasSetting American Southwest ⓘ
leadActorRole Arthur Kennedy as a defense attorney ⓘ
mainTheme justice ⓘ
political manipulation ⓘ
racism ⓘ
musicBy André Previn ⓘ
narrativeFocus highly charged legal case involving racial tensions ⓘ
notableFor critique of political exploitation of legal cases ⓘ
depiction of racism in a murder trial ⓘ
exploration of justice in the American legal system ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOf American courtroom drama film tradition ⓘ
portrays McCarthy-era political pressures ⓘ
courtroom proceedings ⓘ
producer Sol C. Siegel ⓘ
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
publicationDate 1955 ⓘ
releaseDecade 1950s ⓘ
runtime 105 minutes ⓘ
screenplayAdaptationOf Trial (novel) by Don Mankiewicz ⓘ
screenwriter Don Mankiewicz ⓘ
setInPeriod 1940s ⓘ
starring Arthur Kennedy ⓘ
Dorothy McGuire ⓘ
Glenn Ford ⓘ
John Hodiak ⓘ
Juano Hernández ⓘ
linked to: Juano Hernandez

Katy Jurado ⓘ
title Trial ⓘ

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Trial (1955 film) → title → Trial ⓘ
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