Reel Justice: The Courtroom Goes to the Movies
- ISBN-10
- 0740754602
- ISBN-13
- 9780740754609
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 361
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-04
- Publisher
- Andrews McMeel Publishing
- Authors
- Michael Asimow, Paul Bergman
Description
From the infamous Scopes Monkey Trial, portrayed in Inherit the Wind, to the sensational war crimes trials that inspired Judgment at Nuremberg, celluloid trials have provided a compelling source of entertainment. Now t wo UCLA law professors/trial aficinados go behind the scenes of nearly 70 riveting courtroom movie dramas and comedies to demonstrate how directors make the legal system accessible to moviegoers.
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