Trial Films on Trial - 9780817359294

Trial Films on TrialLaw, Justice, and Popular Culture\nAuthor(s): Austin Sarat, Jessica Silbey, Martha Merrill Umphrey, Austin Sarat, Jessica Silbey, Martha Merrill Umphrey, Carol J. Clover, Barry Langford, Katie Model, Jennifer Petersen\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The University of Alabama Press, United States\nImprint: The University of Alabama Press\nISBN-13: 9780817359294, 978-0817359294\nSynopsis\nA collection of wide-ranging critical essays that examine how the judicial system is represented on screen.\n 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 these films can be attributed to the fundamental similarities of filmic narratives and tria.