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Trial and Error is a British film of genre Drama directed by James Hill (réalisateur britannique) released in USA on 16 november 1962 with Peter Sellers
Trial and Error (1962)
The Dock Brief
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 16 november 1962
Length 1h28
Directed by James Hill (réalisateur britannique)
OriginUnited-kingdom
Rating61%
The Dock Brief (US title Trial and Error) is a 1962 black-and-white British legal satire directed by James Hill, starring Peter Sellers and Richard Attenborough, and based on the play of the same name written by John Mortimer (creator of Horace Rumpole).
The film had its World Premiere on 20 September 1962 at the Plaza Theatre in London's West End.
Richard Attenborough was nominated for the 1963 BAFTA Award for best British Actor for his role.
Synopsis
After 40 years of undistinguished practice Wilfred Morgenhall (Sellers), a cynical and unsuccessful barrister, is overjoyed to be assigned a dock brief: the defence of an accused murderer.Actors
Peter Sellers
(Wilfred Morgenhall)
Richard Attenborough
(Herbert Fowle)
Beryl Reid
(Doris Fowle)
David Lodge
(Frank Bateson)
Frank Pettingell
(Tuppy Morgan)
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