One of the Greats, without question......

Rating: 10/10 (6 October 2006)

Considering the age of this film, and that it is filmed mainly in one room, I think it is amazing that it still manages to keep you gripped from start to finish. There are no special effects, no camera trickery, just a solid script expertly deployed by a legendary cast. The fantastic camera angles mean that you almost feel the sweat and the tension even though its in black and white and was made nearly 50 yrs ago!!
My favourite scene is when the men are discussing how rare the murder weapon is by saying, "a knife like that could only be one of a kind!".
Then Henry Fonda proceeds to pull an identical knife out of his pocket, flicks the blade out and stabs it into the table!!...
....this film is proof that they don't make 'em like they used to!