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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