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A crime film, in the most general sense, is a film that involves various aspects crime and the criminal justice system. In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment Criminal justice is the system of practices and organizations used by national and local governments directed at maintaining Social control, deterring Stylistically, it can fall under many different genres, most commonly drama, thriller, mystery, and film noir. Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. The thriller is a broad Genre of Literature, Film, Gaming and Television. Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize moral ambiguity and sexual motivation Films focused on the Mafia are a typical example of crime films. "Crime syndicate" redirects here For the DC Comics group of villains see Crime Syndicate.

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Plays and films

Films dealing with crime and its detection are often based on plays rather than novels. A play, or stageplay, is a form of Literature written by a Playwright, almost always consisting of Dialogue between Fictional characters Agatha Christie's stage play Witness for the Prosecution (1953; based on her own short story, published in 1933) was adapted for the big screen by director Billy Wilder in 1957. Witness for the Prosecution is a 1957 Crime film based on a short story (and later play) by Agatha Christie dealing with Billy Wilder ( June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian born Jewish - American Journalist The film starred Marlene Dietrich and Charles Laughton and is a classic example of a "courtroom drama. Marlene Dietrich maɐˈleːnə ˈdiːtrɪç (December 27 &ndashMay 6) was a German -born American Actress, Singer and Entertainer Charles Laughton ( 1 July, 1899 &ndash 15 December, 1962) was an English Academy Award -winning stage and A legal drama is a work of dramatic Fiction about crime and civil litigation " In a courtroom drama, a charge is brought against one of the main characters, who says that they are innocent. Another major part is played by the lawyer (in Britain a barrister) representing the defendant in court and battling with the public prosecutor. A barrister is a Lawyer found in many Common law Jurisdictions that employ a split profession (as opposed to a Fused profession) in relation A defendant or defender ( Δ in Legal shorthand) is any party who is required to answer the Complaint of a Plaintiff He or she may enlist the services of a private investigator to find out what really happened and who the real perpetrator is. But in most cases it is not clear at all whether the accused is guilty of the crime or not -- this is how suspense is created.

Often, the private investigator storms into the courtroom at the very last minute in order to bring a new and crucial piece of information to the attention of the court. This type of literature lends itself to the literary genre of drama focused more on dialogue (the opening and closing statements, the witnesses' testimonies, etc. ) and little or no necessity for a shift in scenery. The auditorium of the theatre becomes an extension of the courtroom. When a courtroom drama is filmed, the traditional device employed by screenwriters and directors is the frequent use of flashbacks, in which the crime and everything that led up to it is narrated and reconstructed from different angles. In history film television and other media a flashback (also called analepsis) is an interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current

In Witness for the Prosecution, Leonard Vole, a young American living in England, is accused of murdering a middle-aged lady he met in the street while shopping. His wife (played by Marlene Dietrich) hires the best lawyer available (Charles Laughton) because she is convinced, or rather she knows, that her husband is innocent. Another classic courtroom drama is U. S. playwright Reginald Rose's Twelve Angry Men (1955), which is set in the jury deliberation room of a New York Court of Law. Reginald Rose ( December 10, 1920 &ndash April 19, 2002) was an American Film and Television writer most widely A jury a sworn body of persons convened to render a rational, impartial Verdict (a finding of fact on a question officially submitted to them The City of New York Eleven members of the jury, aiming at a unanimous verdict of "guilty", try to get it over with as quickly as possible. A jury a sworn body of persons convened to render a rational, impartial Verdict (a finding of fact on a question officially submitted to them In Law, a verdict is the formal finding of fact made by a Jury on matters or questions submitted to the jury by a judge And they would really succeed in achieving their common aim if it were not for the eighth juror (played by Henry Fonda in the 1957 movie adaptation), who, on second thoughts, considers it his duty to convince his colleagues that the defendant may be innocent after all, and who, by doing so, triggers a lot of discussion, confusion, and anger. Henry Jaynes Fonda ( May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American Academy Award -winning Film and

In television

The popularity of TV brought about the emergence of TV series featuring detectives, investigators, special agents, lawyers, and, the police. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person In Britain, The Avengers (1960s) about the adventures of gentleman agent John Steed and his partner, Emma Peel, achieved cult status. The Avengers was a British Television series featuring Secret agents in 1960s Britain. U. S. TV stations produced series such as 77 Sunset Strip (1958-1963); The Streets of San Francisco (1972-1977), starring Karl Malden and a young Michael Douglas; Kojak (1973-1978), with Telly Savalas playing the lolly-addicted police lieutenant; Charlie's Angels (1976-1981); Murder, She Wrote (starting in 1984), about the adventures of Cabot Cove-based mystery writer Jessica Fletcher, played by Angela Lansbury. 77 Sunset Strip is The Streets of San Francisco is a successful 1970s Television Police Drama filmed on location in San Francisco California, Karl Malden (born on March 22, 1912) is an American Actor of Serbian origin known for his expansive manner Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American Actor and producer, primarily in Movies and Television Kojak refers to two separate but related American Crime drama Television series, with the original airing on CBS and the second series Aristotelis “Telly” Savalas (Αριστοτέλης Σαβάλας in Greek January 21, 1922 – January 22, 1994) was an American Charlie's Angels is a television series about three women who work for a private investigation agency and is one of the first shows to showcase women Murder She Wrote is a television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. Angela Brigid Lansbury, CBE (born October 16, 1925) is an English Golden Globe Award and Tony Award winning Actress In Germany, Derrick became a household word. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Derrick is a German TV series produced by Telenova Film- und Fernsehproduktion in association with ZDF, ORF and SRG

Subgenres

Crime films may fall under several different subgenres. These include:

See also

This is chronological list of Crime films split by decade Often there may be considerable overlap particularly between Crime and other genres (including action,
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