Hi, [Sorry for crossposting the answer, but the question was posted in both Screen-L and H-Film...] An easy way to find films about trials, courts, judges etc: a) Go to akas.imdb.com b) click on "more searches" in the "search the database" box (top left on the page) c) enter search word or words (e.g.: court judge) in the "word search" field and set the pull-down- menu on the right to search in "plots": Click on "Go!" and you find all the movies which have these words in their plot description... An Australian "classic" would be the court martial drama "Breaker Morant" (1980). It's in a military setting, though: Three Aussie officers follow their orders to shoot civilians in the Boer War (1901). In the aftermath, the Army claims never to have issued that order, and has the soldiers locked up and court-martialled... http://akas.imdb.com/Details?0080310 Director: Bruce Beresford, Actors: Bryan Brown, Jack Thompson, Ed Woodward Available on DVD & VHS Houchang Allahyari made an Austrian prison film called "Fleischwolf" ("Meat Grinder"). Allahyari worked as a prison psychiatrist for years - the movie is rather, uh, tough. http://akas.imdb.com/Details?0099583 Might be available via the distribution company: http://www.epo-film.co.at/ If I remember correctly, there's a court martial in "Oberst Redl" http://akas.imdb.com/Details?0089716 (Available on DVD in the US) "The Trial of the Incredible Hulk" (1989, TV) sounds interesting, especially the plot involving the Hulk (as a witness), a blind lawyer, and a mob boss). Unusual, but American :-) http://akas.imdb.com/Details?0098512 "Kinder vor Gericht" (Germany 1931) sounds interesting, but doesn't seem to be available: http://akas.imdb.com/Details?0022027 (Rough title translation: "Children in court") Also, there are several "court" series on German TV, usually about neighbors who sue each other over some tree or similarly ridiculous causes... with real judges :-). Dave Skreiner Editor, DVD-Home Mag (Germany) ----- Original Message ----- From: Jean-Pierre Geuens <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 12:36 AM Subject: trials in foreign films > hello: > does anyone have suggestions for foreign (european, soviet, asian, etc.) > movies containing a scene of a trial whose standards are altogether > different from what we are accustomed to? > thanks in advance > jean-pierre > > ---- > Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the > University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite