Das Urteil der Geschworenen (TV Movie 1996)

Das Urteil der Geschworenen: Directed by Sturla Gunnarsson. With Kelly McGillis, Lauren Hutton, Nicholas Campbell, Conrad Dunn. Jury has to decide on a murder case but some of the jurors have their own agendas or are biased. Sounds like ’12 Angry Men’ but this is not a remake. It’s a totally fresh take on the theme. Totally different case, for example. There is no question about the identity of the culprit, the jury has to decide between manslaughter and murder.

“Quite an entertaining little film as long as you donu0026#39;t look too closely at the facts. The cast all did their best to keep the story flowing. Several interesting characters involved, though, in my opinion, most bigoted people are not prepared to change their minds as easily as these seem to do. DOWNSIDE: If this is typical of the American Jury system the only comment I can make is u0026quot;Good Lucku0026quot;. The trial seemed a farce, no-one even asked who the gun actually belonged to, the jury had to guess whether it was his or hers. The post-trial jurists publicity with interviews etc. I found abhorrent and open to misuse and retaliation.”