O Direito de Matar (1950)
Gênero : Drama, Mistério
Runtime : 1H 45M
Director : André Cayatte
Escritor : André Cayatte, Charles Spaak
Sinopse
Uma médica é acusada do assassinato de seu marido por eutanásia.
Após considerar que uma grande empresa é a culpada pela morte de seu marido, uma viúva decide entrar com um processo na justiça, pedindo uma indenização milionária. Para defendê-la ela contrata o advogado Wendell Fohr (Dustin Hoffman). Porém Fohr precisará enfrentar Rankin Fitch (Gene Hackman), um especialista em selecionar os jurados de forma a garantir de antemão sua vitória no julgamento. Porém o que Fohr e Fitch não contavam é que um dos jurados, Nicholas Easter (John Cusack), tem seus planos para manipular o júri. E, com o apoio de Marlee (Rachel Weisz), passa a chantagear a dupla avisando que o veredicto desejado sairá bastante caro.
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