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Illegal

1955 · 88 min

A brooding courtroom noir that weighs a man's conscience against the system he once served, with a weary, wounded gravity.

Tagline
He was a guy who marked 100 men for death - until a blonde called 'Angel' O'Hara marked him for life!
Overview
A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent criminals and low lifes.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • justice
  • corruption
  • redemption
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Lewis Allen
Written by
W.R. Burnett, James R. Webb
Starring
Edward G. Robinson, Nina Foch, Hugh Marlowe, Jayne Mansfield, Albert Dekker, Howard St. John, Ellen Corby, Edward Platt
Music
Max Steiner
Cinematography
J. Peverell Marley
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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