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A Fever in the Blood (1961)

A Fever in the Blood poster
Directed by
Vincent Sherman
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 57m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is tried for murder in a case that draws in a powerful political figure and a determined prosecutor. The story follows the legal battle and the personal conflicts it stirs up.

tensesuspensefulmelodramaticcourtroom-focusedpoliticalintensedramatic

What happens

A Fever in the Blood is a 1961 Warner Bros. American courtroom drama directed by Vincent Sherman with music by Ernest Gold, cinematography by J. Peverell Marley and editing by William H. Ziegler. It is based on the 1959 novel of the same name by former lawyer William Pearson. The film stars Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Angie Dickinson, Jack Kelly and Don Ameche. Carroll O'Connor appears in his credited film debut. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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