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- BFI identifier28015
- Date1962 (Copyright)
1962-10-22 (Release) - Production countryUnited Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisA seedy barrister is given the dock brief for a man who freely admits he murdered his wife; he is acquitted owing to incompetent defence, and they both continue their fantasy lives. (Synopsis)
- Genre
- CreditsDirector: James Hill
©/Production Company: Anatole de Grunwald Ltd
Production Company: Dimitri de Grunwald
view all - CastPeter Sellers (Wilfred Morgenhall)
Richard Attenborough (Herbert Fowle)
Beryl Reid (Doris Fowle)
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Title
The Dock Brief (Original)
Trial and Error (Alternative)
A Case for the Jury (Alternative)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/E5C1-FF30-1002-6B04-5BC1-8Category
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
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16mm BW Positive - Safety - Combined - Status pending
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- BooksJohn Mortimer plays - 1989view all
- +The Dock Brief
Work - 28015 - 1962 (Copyright)
United Kingdom - Film - Fiction
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