A farmer is found strangled in bed and his wife is accused of the murder. As the sheriff, prosecuting attorney and a neighbour search the farm for clues, their women, hardly leaving the kitchen, uncover the most crucial details about this shattered family…even the motive for the murder. Unknown to the men, they act as the accused woman’s sole jury - a true jury of her peers. Based on a short story written in 1917 by Susan Glaspell.
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ACMI Identifier
015279
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Farm life - United States
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Rural conditions
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Rural women
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Rural conditions
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rural conditions
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Crime
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Women murderers
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Rural conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Rural women
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Violence
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Violence
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Marriage
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Rural women
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Violence
Literature → American literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)