1959 film described by a law professor as "probably the finest pure trial movie ever made." (Asimow, Michael. Picturing Justice, film review from a legal perspective, February 1998.)
While I was watching it Laura was watching episodes of "The Good Wife," a television legal drama. I was struck by how similar such programs are to the film, and wondered if the film was a pioneer in such dramas.
Well, it is cited as #4 in The 25 Greatest Legal Movies:1 is To kill a mockinbird; 2 is Twelve angry men; 3 is (surprisingly, at first, not so much on reflection) My cousin Vinny.
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