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Trial (1955)

Directed by Mark Robson · 105 min · Drama

9.8 TOPICAL score · #5,619 of 6,776 films

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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.

Trial (1955, directed by Mark Robson) has a TOPICAL score of 9.8 - ranked 5,619 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Audiences: TMDB 6.9/10 (17 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 12 languages.

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Awards56
Historical impact12
Lasting engagement9
Cast20
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Glenn Ford (actor #930), Dorothy McGuire (actor #1,121), Arthur Kennedy (actor #1,039), John Hodiak

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