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You can imagine Tom Topor's play about a prostitute proving her sanity so that she can stand trial for manslaughter making for a cracking night at the theatre. That it is marginally less compelling as a film is down to director Martin Ritt's decision to reveal key facts via clumsily staged flashbacks rather than as courtroom testimony, as this considerably diminishes their impact. Even though the outcome is inevitable, this is still an involving drama thanks to the bullish performances of Barbra Streisand as the hooker and Richard Dreyfuss as her attorney. Eli Wallach and Robert Webber stand out in an accomplished supporting cast.

A star vehicle in the tradition of those Susan Hayward biopics featuring major emotions and an unironed wardrobe. The... read more on Time Out