Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)

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• Crime
• Drama

A newspaper publisher, wanting to prove a point about the insufficiency of circumstantial evidence, talks his possible son-in-law Tom into a hoax in an attempt to expose ineptitude of the city's hard-line district attorney. The plan is to have Tom plant clues leading to his arrest for killing a female nightclub dancer. Once Tom is found guilty, he is to reveal the setup and humiliate the DA.

Rating

6.8 / 10 (131 votes)

Release date

September 13, 1956

Runtime

1h 20m

Language

English

Director

Fritz Lang

Status

Released