Directed by:
John GuillerminCinematography:
Basil EmmottComposer:
Tristram CaryCast:
John Mills, Charles Coburn, Barbara Bates, Alec McCowen, Fay Compton, Geoffrey Keen, Harry Fowler, Raymond Huntley, Maureen Connell, Dandy Nichols (more)Plots(1)
Investigating the murder of a young woman in a small English town, a brusque Superintendent (John Mills) discovers that virtually everybody he encounters has something to hide. Setting the template for British crime thrillers for decades to come, director John Guillermin’s audacious, often salacious, drama is untypical of mainstream British cinema of its time, and can be seen as both a direct antecedent of the Italian giallo and a blueprint for David Lynch's Twin Peaks. Town on Trial is a rare treat which is ripe for rediscovery. (Powerhouse Films)
(more)Cast
Vivienne Martin
New Zealand
Best movies:
The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954)
Two Way Stretch (1960)
Magda Miller
UK
Best movies:
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)
Oscar Quitak
UK
Best movies:
Holocaust (1978) (series)
Brazil (1985)
The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
George Curtis
Best movies:
Trouble in Store (1953)
The Password is Courage (1962)
Battle of Britain (1969)
Lola Morice
UK
Best movies:
Trouble in Store (1953)
The Early Bird (1965)
A Night to Remember (1958)