Revisited

Rating: 10/10 (29 April 2002)

The recent death of Reginald Rose gave me pause for thought regarding this movie.
It is one of my favourites, and in my opinion, one of the greatest stories to be preserved on film.
The tightly scripted plot and the totally believable charecterisations by a fine ensemble cast make this movie a treasure.
Sidney Lumet is still underestimated as a film maker in the UK, and this is a shame. He seldom fails to hit the mark.
Fonda was a superb actor and the support he gets here from Lee J Cobb and Ed Begley is faultless.
I would recommend that any serious student of cinema, should watch this film to learn how to make a story come to life and how a simple setting and straightforward acting can still make for exciting viewing.