bio47 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Judgement at Nuremberg. Yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scsu1975 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 TWELVE ANGRY MEN, even though it takes place in the jury room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccbaxter Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Ditto Twelve Angry Men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 The Young Philadelphians, though I still don't understand how the case would have been resolved if Richard Deacon hadn't been thirsty on the witness stand. Also Confession, Witness for the Prosecution, and, above all, the sort of courtroom scene at the end of Stanley and Livingstone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansi4 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Easy..."Witness for the Prosecution". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dianabat Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Decisions, decisions! :::sigh::: I can't choose between To Kill a Mockingbird, Anatomy of a Murder, and 12 Angry Men. Di Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankGrimes Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 12 Angry Men if it counts as a "courtroom" film. If not, it would be Inherit the Wind, followed by Anatomy of a Murder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dianabat Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 FeraciousFrank wrote: 12 Angry Men if it counts as a "courtroom" film. If not, it would be Inherit the Wind, followed by Anatomy of a Murder. Shoot! I forgot about Inherit the Wind. Now it's a four-way tie! Di Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankGrimes Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Hi, Deleterious Di! -- FeraciousFrank You might run into some objections with that one. Shoot! Hey! Watch it now! I better tell the deputy about that garter gun of yours. Claude: Yes, and I'd like to point out that this tape has not been tampered with or edited in any way. It even has a time code on it, and those are very difficult to fake. Judge: For the benefit of the court, will you please explain, "time code"? Claude: Just because I don't know what it is doesn't mean I'm lying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dianabat Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Hey yourself, Farcical Frank! Watch out for those Canadian brews -- I've heard they can induce a zombie-like state in weaker minded souls. Deleterious (and delirious) Di Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webestang Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 12 Angry Men for me for #1...then the other 3 mentioned. For a modern film I'd say "A Time to Kill" 1996. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredCDobbs Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 "They Won't Forget" with Claude Rains. A brilliant performance by Rains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webestang Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Have not seen "They Won't Forget"....gonna have to check that one out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redriver Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Some fine movies cited (by posters feracious and delitirious). A fascinating concept. TWELVE ANGRY MEN is amazing. So small and enclosed, yet quite powerful. ANATOMY OF A MURDER one of the best examples. Striking characters with rythmic dialogue. Who can challenge TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD? One of the great American novels, ably filmed. May I throw in CAINE MUTINY? It's much more than legal theatrics. I'd argue that's not even the best part. But it's a darn good movie, and it qualifies for discussion. I'm going to go with INHERIT THE WIND. (No, not the gastro-intestinal condition I owe my father!) A favorite play since childhood, I can't get enough of this provocative drama. Love the characters. Love the actors. Tracy's best work, and that's saying a lot. A good adaptation of a great play, the story boils to nail-biting climax without ever looking back. And not a car chase, gunfight or super hero in sight! Very good stuff! RR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vallo13 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 I also vote for "Witness for the Prosecution". But I'll add "The Young Savages" 1961. Directed by John Frankenheimer. vallo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busy91 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 A toss up between "12 Angry Men" and "To Kill a Mockingbird". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bargar Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 "12 Angry Men" and "To Kill a Mockingbird". I agree. When Atticus is leaving the courtroom and the "balcony" stands up. Chills & tears.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredCDobbs Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 >I'm going to go with INHERIT THE WIND I liked it too, up until the time when I bought a book copy of the actual transcript of the 1925 Scopes trial. In the real trial, Darrow sounded like an idiot and Bryan was the intelligent hero. The transcript would make a great movie, but I'm pretty sure Hollywood will never make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredCDobbs Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 >Have not seen "They Won't Forget"....gonna have to check that one out. It is a very good movie and a rare classic that is occasionally shown on TCM. The story is roughly based on a real case that took place in Georgia in 1914. As a result, there was a long era of great tension between two different ethnic groups of people, and this was a highly political/social movie that has a lot of background information about it that is never told. The background can?t be told without a lot of people getting upset, even today. Anyway, Claude Rains does a magnificent job of acting, especially in the courtroom scenes as the evil District Attorney. I figure he was so good because he really wanted this particular DA to seem as evil as possible. Lana Turner is very good as the young school girl, and this was her first film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redriver Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 It is good. I'd never heard of it till I saw on it TCM. Turner became "The Sweater Girl" due to this one. As one who has lived in the south, I'm sure you've known similar attitudes and experiences. I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webestang Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Thanks for the info Fred...! That will be wonderful to see Turner's first role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChelseaRialtoStudios Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Another vote for INHERIT THE WIND. And a special nod for the adaptation from play to screenplay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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