Courtroom Dramas

[chudofbroady]

Can anyone advise me on some good films which include/revolve around court room capers, you know clever barristers twisting things etc.



Thanks.

[Euryale]

I think The Boys (1962) is a great film.



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[Euryale]

Other court-related favourites of mine are:



A Woman's Face (1941)



My Cousin Vinny (1992)



12 Angry Men (1957)



Eight O'Clock Walk (1954)



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[jaycad]

name='Euryale']Other court-related favourites of mine are:



A Woman's Face (1941)



My Cousin Vinny (1992)



12 Angry Men (1957)



Eight O'Clock Walk (1954)



E.

'12 angry men' is indeed a great film-jury antics rather than barristers but excellent!

[Euryale]

name='jaycad']'12 angry men' is indeed a great film-jury antics rather than barristers but excellent!

If we are allowed television shows I suppose we could add the Hancock episodes Twelve Angry Men which parodies the Lumet film and The Lawyer!



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[Joe Fraguela]

Not a film I know but the TV Series Crown Court might be of interest

[Euryale]

name='Joe Fraguela']Not a film I know but the TV Series Crown Court might be of interest

I remember this in its early days when it was shown of an afternoon - it had some great storylines and featured many well-known actors.



Other courtroom drama series I remember randomly are Shadow of the Noose about Edward Marshall Hall and the ITV series Lady Killers which originally covered famous female murderers and later men who murdered women.



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[fluddite]

And let's hear it for Leo McKern as Rumpole....



"Rumpole of the Bailey" (1978)





(Also, I recently got hold of the Network 'Special Edition' of Olivier's Richard III - and the bonus disc consisted of an early C4 "reconstruction" of The Trial of Richard III:



BFI | Film & TV Database | The TRIAL OF RICHARD III (1984)



Oh for the glory days of C4 when you'd get something like that for a whole evening - 225 minutes! - instead of Your 100 Best 3-D Get Me Out Of Celebrity Strictly X-factoring Relocation Dine With Me.... Oh, and this even had the young(ish) Dr David Starkey as an "expert witness". With a moustache. What more could you want, eh?)

[jonpsych]

QBVII which was a TV series and Witness for the Prosecution are very good courtroom drames

[fluddite]

If you can track down any episodes of this:



"Misleading Cases" (1967)



then you'll be in for a legalistic treat (as I vaguely remember). And what a cast!

[Tomwhisky]

Hostile Witness directed and starring Ray Milland but our very own Silvia Sims out acted him absolutely

[A Pemberton]

Suspect with Cher,Inherit The Wind Spencer Tracy

[Joe Fraguela]

There is also the 1959 film Libel starring Olivia de Havilland and Dirk Bogarde.



There is the comedy/drama film The Dock Brief from 1962 starring Richard Attenborough and Peter Sellers.



Also a whole host of Perry Mason TV Films.

[Mark O]

There's a few Court scenes in 'Let him have it', a film full of character actors........

[jonpsych]

Ian Carmichael and Terry Thomas in Brothers in Law

[bobsterkent]

Court Room scenes in the Franchise affair as well

[Azanti]

12 Angry Men is an obvious choice (I am doing a modern version for theatre next year) I think Jagged Edge is an excellent court room thriller as well as an amazing film from the late Richard Marquand.



I also recall a British Television series sometime in the 80's which I believe was called 'The Jury' which followed the discussions in the Jury room over the charge of a rape case, it was quite a good series as I recalled. Ultimately the Jury couldn't decide so the judge said who would accept a majority verdict. I always remember two of the women wouldn't vote not guilty, and one of them was crying when the case was over.



I would be interested to know if anyone remembers that show....

[batman]

The Verdict ... which features one of Paul Newman's best performances. Also, The Trials of Oscar Wilde.

[fluddite]

There's two contrasting courtroom sections in Jim Sheridan's loose-with-the-facts-in-places but very powerful In The Name Of The Father (1993).



Also a short-but-surreal one in my favourite ever BritMovie, Performance (1968/1970) - with the great Allan Cuthbertson, a man who was born to play barristers....

[scenesixty]

name='Tomwhisky']Hostile Witness directed and starring Ray Milland but our very own Silvia Sims out acted him absolutely

Would dearly love to see this-the synopsis looks good!