El justiciero

Título original: Boomerang!

1947
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1h 28min

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Dana Andrews, Lee J. Cobb, Arthur Kennedy, and Sam Levene in El justiciero (1947)

The true story of a prosecutor's fight to prove the innocence of a man accused of a notorious murder.

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La verdadera historia de la lucha de un fiscal para probar la inocencia de un hombre acusado de un notorio asesinato.La verdadera historia de la lucha de un fiscal para probar la inocencia de un hombre acusado de un notorio asesinato.La verdadera historia de la lucha de un fiscal para probar la inocencia de un hombre acusado de un notorio asesinato.

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PUNTUACIÓN EN IMDb

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5,2 mil

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Nominado para 1 premio Óscar
- 3 premios y 2 nominaciones en total

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Wyrley Birch

Father George A. Lambert
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Robin Bryant

Woman
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Helen Carew

Annie
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John Carmody

Thomas Callahan - Witness
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William Challee

Whitney - Harvey's Assistant
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Clay Clement

Judge Tate
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Curiosidades
Some of the people appearing were local townspeople, not professional actors, which certainly added to the authentic look and feel of the film. Reputedly their legal agreements caused a problematic rights situation when attempts were made to release the film on home video in later years (although televised broadcasts were not seemingly a problem). The film was scheduled for a VHS release in the 1990s but was abruptly canceled just before its scheduled release date. It was released for a very brief time on DVD in 2006, which resulted in an almost immediate recall. It was finally released on DVD with no further problems in 2008.

Pifias
After the prosecutor declared his belief in the defendant's innocence the Judge requested his presence in chambers, This would not be allowed without the defendant's attorney also being present in an in camera proceeding. The Latin phrase 'In camera' is a legal term that means 'in private.'

Citas
[Camera close-up on an open book]: The primary duty of a lawyer exercising the office of public prosecutor is not to convict, but to see that justice is done. -The Lawyers' Code of Ethics.

Créditos adicionales
Opening credits are listed in the form of pages of a book.

Conexiones
Featured in Un médico precoz: Presumed Guilty (1991)

Banda sonora
America, the Beautiful
(uncredited)
Music by Samuel A. Ward
Played during the opening sequence and at the end

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8/10

Tense, taut and terrific in semi-documentary style...

The young ARTHUR KENNEDY was one of our best dramatic actors and proves it in BOOMERANG! by giving a realistic punch to his performance as an innocent man caught in a murder trap. The only man who can save him is attorney DANA ANDREWS, who does a fine job of pointing out weaknesses in the case and destroying the false witnesses.

One of the best of its kind, it's done in brisk, documentary style popular in the early forties. Well worth viewing, beautifully directed and acted by a fine cast.

Jane Wyatt does a nice job, as does Ed Begley and Sam Levene. Based on a true incident, the murder of a popular parish priest in Connecticut, the film is powerful in its demonstration of our justice system and how it sometimes works, but sometimes fails because of behind the scenes dishonesty related to political shenanigans.