der , ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁Bor is ▁S ag al ▁and ▁st arring ▁Richard ▁Chamber lain , ▁Nick ▁Adams , ▁Claude ▁R ains , ▁and ▁featuring ▁Jo ey ▁He ath erton ▁and ▁L inda ▁Evans ▁in ▁their ▁film ▁deb uts . ▁Tw il ight ▁of ▁Honor ▁is ▁a ▁court room ▁drama ▁based ▁on ▁Al ▁D ew len ' s ▁novel , ▁with ▁a ▁screen play ▁by ▁Henry ▁Den ker . ▁Like ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁court room ▁drama ▁An atom y ▁of ▁a ▁Mur der , ▁it ▁continued ▁a ▁recent ▁tr end ▁of ▁descri ptions ▁of ▁things ▁previously ▁never ▁mentioned ▁in ▁American ▁cinema , ▁such ▁as ▁v ivid ▁accounts ▁of ▁sexual ▁assault , ▁ad ul tery , ▁and ▁prost itution . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁Chamber lain ' s ▁first ▁st arring ▁role ▁in ▁a ▁feature . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁David ▁Mitchell ▁( Rich ard ▁Chamber lain ), ▁a ▁wid owed ▁lawyer ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁city ▁inn ▁New ▁Mexico , ▁is ▁appointed ▁by ▁Judge ▁T ucker ▁to ▁defend ▁Ben ▁Brown ▁( N ick ▁Adams ) ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁charged ▁with ▁murder . ▁Nor ris ▁B ix by , ▁an ▁am bit ious ▁local ▁pro sec utor , ▁has ▁been ▁assigned ▁to ▁try ▁the ▁case , ▁hoping ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁sho es ▁of ▁Art ▁Har per ▁( Cla ude ▁R ains ), ▁a ▁f amed ▁local ▁pro sec utor ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁David ' s ▁friend ▁and ▁ment or , ▁who ▁is ▁retired . ▁▁ ▁Mitchell