

A high-class call girl accused of murder fights for the right to stand trial rather than be declared mentally incompetent.
Acting
Streisand's volcanic monologues—she's ferocious, never asking for sympathy.
Writing
Tom Topor's stage roots show: talky, theatrical, devastating.
Direction
Ritt's static framing turns the courtroom into a trap.

Director
Martin Ritt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Streisand fought for years to make this, originally planning to direct herself before Ritt took over.
Released during the era of feminist legal battles over competency and institutionalization, it mirrors real cases where women's anger was pathologized.