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Valerie is a juror in the trial of a mob boss. When her young son's life is threatened, she has no option other than to see that justice isn't done.Valerie is a juror in the trial of a mob boss. When her young son's life is threatened, she has no option other than to see that justice isn't done.Valerie is a juror in the trial of a mob boss. When her young son's life is threatened, she has no option other than to see that justice isn't done.
Joanne Whalley
- Valerie Alston
- (as Joanne Whalley-Kilmer)
Lisa Arrindell
- Eleanor Lyons
- (as Lisa Arrindell Anderson)
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- TriviaFinal film of Margaret Whitton.
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Tommy Vesey: The name of the game, Valerie, is not who dies but who dies first. That'll be your boy.
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Could Have Been a Great Film-Noir
In New York, Valerie Alston (Joanne Whalley-Kilmer) is a single woman, who has a small son and is the owner of a store of clothes. She is convoked to participate of the jury of the trial of the mobster Rusty Pirone (Armand Assante), who will be judged for several murders. In the eve, the key witness of the prosecutor Daniel Graham (Gabriel Byrne) was executed with the four police officers that were protecting him by Pirone's men. Meanwhile, the ex-cop Tommy Vesey (William Hurt), who also works for Pirone, threatens Valerie, menacing to kill her son if she does not claim that Pirone is not guilty. "Trial by Jury" is not a bad movie, but it could have been a great film-noir. The first three-quarters of the story are indeed excellent. But there are two weaknesses in this film: the first one is the performance of Joanne Whalley-Kilmer. The character of Valerie lives a terrible dramatic dilemma and a very conflictive situation between her consciousness and the request of the mobster, and demanded a more expressive actress. Unfortunately, Joanne Whalley-Kilmer keeps the same expression in the most different situations along the story. The second weak point is the conclusion of the story, which is too much "Hollywoodian" to be credible. Anyway, this film is a good entertainment. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Tribunal Sob Suspeita" ("Tribunal Under Suspicion")
Title (Brazil): "Tribunal Sob Suspeita" ("Tribunal Under Suspicion")
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,971,777
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,855,852
- Sep 11, 1994
- Gross worldwide
- $6,971,777
- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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