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Trial Films on Trial: Law, Justice, and Popular Culture

By Austin Sarat (Editor), Jessica Silbey (Editor), Martha Merrill Umphrey (Editor), Austin Sarat (Introduction), Jessica Silbey (Introduction), Martha Merrill Umphrey (Introduction), Carol J. Clover (Contribution by), Barry Langford (Contribution by), Katie Model (Contribution by), Jennifer Petersen (Contribution by), Austin Sarat (Contribution by), Ticien Marie Sassoubre (Contribution by), Jessica Silbey (Contribution by), Norman W. Spaulding (Contribution by), Martha Merrill Umphrey (Contribution by)
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By Austin Sarat (Editor), Jessica Silbey (Editor), Martha Merrill Umphrey (Editor), Austin Sarat (Introduction), Jessica Silbey (Introduction), Martha Merrill Umphrey (Introduction), Carol J. Clover (Contribution by), Barry Langford (Contribution by), Katie Model (Contribution by), Jennifer Petersen (Contribution by), Austin Sarat (Contribution by), Ticien Marie Sassoubre (Contribution by), Jessica Silbey (Contribution by), Norman W. Spaulding (Contribution by), Martha Merrill Umphrey (Contribution by)
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A collection of wide-ranging critical essays that examine how the judicial system is represented on screen

Historically, the emergence of the trial film genre coincided with the development of motion pictures. In fact, one of the very first feature-length films, Falsely Accused!, released in 1908, was a courtroom drama. Since then, this niche genre has produced such critically acclaimed films as Twelve Angry Men, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Anatomy of a Murder. The popularity and success of...

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