Classic Courtroom Dramas
Instructions: Order in the court! Test your knowledge of the greatest legal thrillers and courtroom dramas from classic cinema.
- 1.
In '12 Angry Men' (1957), Henry Fonda plays Juror #8 who holds out for acquittal. How many jurors initially vote guilty?
A9B12C10D11 - 2.
Gregory Peck played the noble lawyer Atticus Finch in which 1962 film based on a Harper Lee novel?
ATo Kill a MockingbirdBAnatomy of a MurderCJudgment at NurembergDInherit the Wind - 3.
In 'Witness for the Prosecution' (1957), which legendary actress plays the wife who testifies against her husband?
AMarlene DietrichBIngrid BergmanCKatharine HepburnDBette Davis - 4.
Which actor played the defense attorney in 'Anatomy of a Murder' (1959)?
AJames StewartBSpencer TracyCPaul NewmanDHenry Fonda - 5.
'Judgment at Nuremberg' (1961) depicted trials of which country's war criminals?
ASoviet UnionBJapanCGermanyDItaly - 6.
Spencer Tracy starred as the judge in 'Judgment at Nuremberg.' Who played the lead German defendant?
ARichard WidmarkBBurt LancasterCMontgomery CliftDMaximilian Schell - 7.
In 'Inherit the Wind' (1960), the courtroom drama is based on which real-life trial?
AThe Lindbergh kidnapping trialBThe Nuremberg TrialsCThe Scopes Monkey TrialDThe Sacco and Vanzetti trial - 8.
Who directed '12 Angry Men' (1957) as his feature film debut?
ABilly WilderBSidney LumetCElia KazanDOtto Preminger - 9.
In 'A Few Good Men' (1992), Jack Nicholson delivers the famous line 'You can't handle the truth!' Who is he speaking to?
AKiefer Sutherland's characterBTom Cruise's characterCKevin Bacon's characterDDemi Moore's character - 10.
Charles Laughton starred as a cunning barrister in 'Witness for the Prosecution.' The film was based on a story by which author?
AArthur Conan DoyleBDashiell HammettCRaymond ChandlerDAgatha Christie - 11.
In 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' Atticus Finch defends a Black man falsely accused of which crime?
AMurderBTheftCAssault of a white womanDArson - 12.
Paul Newman played a down-and-out lawyer who takes on a medical malpractice case in which 1982 film?
AThe VerdictBThe Color of MoneyCAbsence of MaliceDFort Apache, The Bronx - 13.
Which 1959 courtroom drama featured a jazz score by Duke Ellington?
AWitness for the ProsecutionBAnatomy of a MurderCThe Young PhiladelphiansDCompulsion - 14.
In '12 Angry Men,' the jurors deliberate during which kind of weather?
AA cold autumn dayBA thunderstormCA sweltering heat waveDA snowstorm - 15.
Maximilian Schell won the Best Actor Oscar for his role as a defense attorney in which 1961 film?
ATopkapiBInherit the WindCThe Young LionsDJudgment at Nuremberg