Criminal Courts in England and the United States: A comparative approach to fictional representations as portrayed by two classic examples of courtroom films: Witness for the Prosecution (1957) and Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

The objective of this paper is to analyse and compare representations of the legal systems of England and the United States in two courtroom films: Witness for the Prosecution (1957) by Billy Wilder and Anatomy of a Murder (1959) by Otto Preminger. After a brief analysis of the links between law and...

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Main Author: Anne-Laure Dubrac
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAES 2017-04-01
Series:Angles
Subjects:
law
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/angles/1588