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Trial

Name: Trial
Genre: Drama
Released: 1955-10-07
Cast: Glenn Ford, Dorothy McGuire, Arthur Kennedy, John Hodiak, Katy Jurado

1955 | 105 min | Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: One for fans of a good courtroom showdown and anyone interested in what war does to people. The best scenes are battles fought with words. Liked To Kill a Mockingbird or Judgment at Nuremberg? This is a good next one. It puts you in the middle of the fighting, and doesn't let you forget the cost.
The mood: Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace: Gives its people room to develop, at 1 hr 45 min.
What might put you off: Made in 1955: an older pace and style.
Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.

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.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsBelow par
Nominated for 1 Oscar.
Box office & staying powerBelow par
$3 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 13K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Mark Robson

Glenn FordDavid Blake
Dorothy McGuireAbbe Nyle
Arthur KennedyBarney Castle
John HodiakDistrict Attorney John J. Armstrong
Katy JuradoConsuela Chavez
Rafael CamposAngel Chavez
Juano HernándezJudge Theodore Motley
Robert MiddletonA.A. "Fats" Sanders
John HoytRalph Castillo
Paul GuilfoyleCap Grant