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Trial

Drama

Trial

Tense! Timely! Thrilling!

6.9TMDB19551h 45m

TMDB6.9/10 · 17 votes

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TMDB6.9/10 · 17 votes

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Overview

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.

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Top cast

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

David Blake

Dorothy McGuire

Dorothy McGuire

Abbe Nyle

Arthur Kennedy

Arthur Kennedy

Barney Castle

John Hodiak

John Hodiak

District Attorney John J. Armstrong

Katy Jurado

Katy Jurado

Consuela Chavez

Rafael Campos

Rafael Campos

Angel Chavez

Juano Hernández

Juano Hernández

Judge Theodore Motley

Robert Middleton

Robert Middleton

A.A. "Fats" Sanders

John Hoyt

John Hoyt

Ralph Castillo

Paul Guilfoyle

Paul Guilfoyle

Cap Grant

Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

Finn

Ann Lee

Ann Lee

Gail Wiltse

Whit Bissell

Whit Bissell

Sam Wiltse

Richard Gaines

Richard Gaines

Dr. Johannes Schacter

Barry Kelley

Barry Kelley

Jim Brackett

Crew

Mark Robson

Mark Robson

Director

Don Mankiewicz

Don Mankiewicz

Writer

Don Mankiewicz

Don Mankiewicz

Novel

Charles Schnee

Charles Schnee

Producer

Robert Surtees

Robert Surtees

Director of Photography

Daniele Amfitheatrof

Daniele Amfitheatrof

Original Music Composer

Albert Akst

Albert Akst

Editor

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Director: Mark Robson
Released: 1955
Runtime: 1h 45m
Genres: Drama
Scores: TMDB6.9/10 · 17 votes