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The Trial (1962) was a Black-and-white - Drama Film directed by Orson Welles and produced by Alexander Salkind.

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The Trial of the Chicago 7

By Alyson on Apr 23, 2021 From The Best Picture Project

Aaron Sorkin?s The Trial of the Chicago 7 is a compelling courtroom drama depicting the infamous trial of seven defendants charged with inciting a riot, conspiracy and other charges relating to their counter-culture movement and anti-Vietnam war protests. In 1968 a large protest took place in Chicag... Read full article


Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018) s01e03 – The Trial of Sabrina Spellman

on Mar 23, 2020 From The Stop Button

No Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa script this episode, Ross Maxwell instead, which initially confirmed my idea about how the first two episodes were the extended pilot and now we?re getting into series proper. Actually, no, because this episode serves to set the series up to be, you know, a series. The epis... Read full article


The Trial of Joan of Arc (1962)

By Beatrice on Nov 11, 2017 From Flickers in Time

The Trial of Joan of Arc?(Proc?s de Jeanne d’Arc) Directed by Robert Bresson Written by Robert Bresson from the transcript of the trial 1962/France Agnes Delahaie Productions First viewing/FilmStruck As with many of Bresson’s films, this is slow going but beautiful. Most of the dial... Read full article


The Trial (1962)

By Beatrice on Nov 2, 2017 From Flickers in Time

The Trial Directed by Orson Welles Written by Orson Welles; adapted by Pierre Cholot from the novel by Franz Kafka 1962/France/West Germany/Italy Paris-Europa Productions/Hisa-Film/Finaciaria Cinematografica Italia First viewing/Netflix rental Joseph K.: I think that’s what the court wants ... Read full article


The Trial (1962)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Dec 8, 2016 From 4 Star Films

Citizen Kane is so often lauded for the simple fact that never before had a director had so much creative control on a project and exercised it in such an unprecedented fashion, especially given the state of affairs in the Hollywood studio system. It’s an enigma, a stunning debut and really an... Read full article


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Orson Welles called this his best film.
It has been reported that Orson Welles dubbed 11 voices in the movie.
The "pin-screen," also called the "pin-board," used in the opening and closing sequences was invented by Alexander Alexeieff in the early 1930's. It is a board with pins stuck in it at regular intervals. The pins can be raised or lowered to form an image, which can then be lit and photographed. By manipulating the pins and photographing them one frame at a time, the device can be used for animation, and though it was not so used in "The Trial" Alexeieff and Claire Parker made at least two short animated films using the pin-screen, _nuit sur le mont chauve, Une (1933)_ and Le nez.
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