Directed by Elia Kazan Rationality is on full display in Elia Kazan's Boomerang!, a film about the quick conviction and acquittal (due to matters of politics and convenience) of a man accused of murder. The hero here is prosecutor Henry Harvey (Dana Andrews), a young man with sudden political aspirations after the powers that be … Continue reading Boomerang! (1947)
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Primal Fear (1996)
Directed by Gregory Hoblit Primal Fear is a fun courtroom drama with a few twists and turns, notably in the final ten minutes, like those of Billy Wilder’s The Witness for the Prosecution. The nature of the story is dead serious, including possible mental illness and the murder of a priest caught up in real … Continue reading Primal Fear (1996)